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Colour

#2C002C

  • #2C002C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C002C is a magenta with RGB values 44, 0, 44 and HSL 300°, 100%, 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 Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C002C#2C002C
HEX#2C002C
RGBrgb(44, 0, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.1725
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 8.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,628
CSS custom property--colour: #2C002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.37:1
Contrast with white18.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#D3FFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00102Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C162Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2E0616no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5Black · ΔE 34Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.2Purple · ΔE 42.8Indigo · ΔE 44.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 33.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002C00
Analogous#16002C, #2C0016
Triadic#2C2C00, #002C2C
Split complementary#162C00, #002C16
Tetradic#2C1600, #002C00, #00162C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F800F8
Lighter +30%#C500C5
Lighter +20%#920092
Lighter +10%#5F005F
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C002C
Less saturated −25%#270627

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B44
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.63%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 2C

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