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Recognised as Colour

#2C152E

  • #2C152E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C152E is a magenta with RGB values 44, 21, 46 and HSL 295°, 37%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C152E#2C152E
HEX#2C152E
RGBrgb(44, 21, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0824, 0.1804
RGB percentages17.3%, 8.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(295.2, 37.3%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 54.3%, 18%)
CMYK4.3%, 54.3%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,889,006
CSS custom property--colour: #2C152E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.75:1
Contrast with white16.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D3EAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#121C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#191F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2D181Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3Dim grey · ΔE 39.1Midnight blue · ΔE 40.8Slate grey · ΔE 45.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#172E15
Analogous#20152E, #2E1523
Triadic#2E2C15, #152E2C
Split complementary#242E15, #152E20
Tetradic#2E1F15, #172E15, #15232E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD5BB4
Lighter +30%#904597
Lighter +20%#6F3574
Lighter +10%#4D2551
Darker −10%#0B050B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#330D36
Less saturated −25%#251D26

Channel breakdown

R44
G21
B46
Red44 (17.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue295.2°
Saturation (HSL)37.31%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 15 · B 2E

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