Colour

#2B0423

#2B0423
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B0423 is a magenta with RGB values 43, 4, 35 and HSL 312°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B0423

RGBrgb(43, 4, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0157, 0.1373

RGB percentages16.9%, 1.6%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(312.3, 83%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.3, 90.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 90.7%, 18.6%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,819,107

CSS custom property--colour: #2B0423;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.35:1

Contrast with white18.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#D4FBDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#051024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#121722no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2E0612no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.9 Dim grey · ΔE 46 Rebecca purple · ΔE 48.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#042B0C

Analogous#20042B, #2B040F

Triadic#232B04, #04232B

Split complementary#0F2B04, #042B20

Tetradic#2B2004, #042B0C, #040F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E615BB

Lighter +30%#B71195

Lighter +20%#880D6F

Lighter +10%#5A0849

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0025

Less saturated −25%#250A20

Channel breakdown

R43

B35

Red43 (16.9%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue312.31°

Saturation (HSL)82.98%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 04 · B 23

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