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Recognised as Colour

#2E002C

  • #2E002C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E002C is a magenta with RGB values 46, 0, 44 and HSL 303°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E002C#2E002C
HEX#2E002C
RGBrgb(46, 0, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0, 0.1725
RGB percentages18%, 0%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(302.6, 100%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 100%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 4.3%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,014,700
CSS custom property--colour: #2E002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.22:1
Contrast with white18.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#D1FFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00112Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E172Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#300516no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9Black · ΔE 34.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.2Purple · ΔE 42.5Indigo · ΔE 45
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 33.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002E02
Analogous#19002E, #2E0015
Triadic#2C2E00, #002C2E
Split complementary#152E00, #002E19
Tetradic#2E1900, #002E02, #00152E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA00EF
Lighter +30%#C700BE
Lighter +20%#94008E
Lighter +10%#61005D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E002C
Less saturated −25%#280627

Channel breakdown

R46
G0
B44
Red46 (18%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue302.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 00 · B 2C

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