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Recognised as Colour

#2B0418

  • #2B0418
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B0418 is a magenta with RGB values 43, 4, 24 and HSL 329°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B0418#2B0418
HEX#2B0418
RGBrgb(43, 4, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0157, 0.0941
RGB percentages16.9%, 1.6%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(329.2, 83%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 90.7%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 44.2%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,819,096
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0418;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.53:1
Contrast with white18.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D4FBE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0A0F19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#161617no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F020Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#042B17
Analogous#2B042B, #2B0404
Triadic#182B04, #04182B
Split complementary#052B04, #042B2B
Tetradic#2B2B04, #042B17, #04042B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E61580
Lighter +30%#B71166
Lighter +20%#880D4C
Lighter +10%#5A0832
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F0018
Less saturated −25%#250A18

Channel breakdown

R43
G4
B24
Red43 (16.9%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue329.23°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 04 · B 18

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