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Recognised as Colour

#2E012C

  • #2E012C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E012C is a magenta with RGB values 46, 1, 44 and HSL 303°, 96%, 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 Black.

Colour values

#2E012C#2E012C
HEX#2E012C
RGBrgb(46, 1, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0039, 0.1725
RGB percentages18%, 0.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(302.7, 95.7%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 97.8%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 4.3%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,014,956
CSS custom property--colour: #2E012C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00784WCAG 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 18.15:1
Contrast with white18.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#D1FED3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00122Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E182Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#300616no 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 text18.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 33.7Midnight blue · ΔE 34.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.5Purple · ΔE 42.9Indigo · ΔE 45.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 33.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#012E03
Analogous#19012E, #2E0116
Triadic#2C2E01, #012C2E
Split complementary#162E01, #012E19
Tetradic#2E1901, #012E03, #01162E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F605EB
Lighter +30%#C404BB
Lighter +20%#92038B
Lighter +10%#60025C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F002D
Less saturated −25%#280727

Channel breakdown

R46
G1
B44
Red46 (18%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue302.67°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 01 · B 2C

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