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Colour

#2C002E

  • #2C002E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C002E is a magenta with RGB values 44, 0, 46 and HSL 297°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C002E#2C002E
HEX#2C002E
RGBrgb(44, 0, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0, 0.1804
RGB percentages17.3%, 0%, 18%
HSLhsl(297.4, 100%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 100%, 18%)
CMYK4.3%, 100%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,883,630
CSS custom property--colour: #2C002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.32:1
Contrast with white18.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#D3FFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00112Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A172Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D0717no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6Black · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.1Purple · ΔE 41.9Indigo · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 32.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#022E00
Analogous#15002E, #2E0019
Triadic#2E2C00, #002E2C
Split complementary#192E00, #002E15
Tetradic#2E1500, #022E00, #00192E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF00FA
Lighter +30%#BE00C7
Lighter +20%#8E0094
Lighter +10%#5D0061
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C002E
Less saturated −25%#270628

Channel breakdown

R44
G0
B46
Red44 (17.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 00 · B 2E

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