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Recognised as Colour

#2C022A

  • #2C022A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C022A is a magenta with RGB values 44, 2, 42 and HSL 303°, 91%, 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 Black.

Colour values

#2C022A#2C022A
HEX#2C022A
RGBrgb(44, 2, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0078, 0.1647
RGB percentages17.3%, 0.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(302.9, 91.3%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 95.5%, 17.3%)
CMYK0%, 95.5%, 4.5%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,884,138
CSS custom property--colour: #2C022A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.27:1
Contrast with white18.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D3FDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00112Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E1729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2E0715no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.8Midnight blue · ΔE 35.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.9Purple · ΔE 44.7Indigo · ΔE 47.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#022C04
Analogous#19022C, #2C0215
Triadic#2A2C02, #022A2C
Split complementary#152C02, #022C19
Tetradic#2C1902, #022C04, #02152C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF0BE4
Lighter +30%#BE09B6
Lighter +20%#8E0687
Lighter +10%#5D0459
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E002C
Less saturated −25%#260825

Channel breakdown

R44
G2
B42
Red44 (17.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue302.86°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2C · G 02 · B 2A

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