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Recognised as Colour

#2E142E

  • #2E142E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E142E is a magenta with RGB values 46, 20, 46 and HSL 300°, 39%, 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

#2E142E#2E142E
HEX#2E142E
RGBrgb(46, 20, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0784, 0.1804
RGB percentages18%, 7.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(300, 39.4%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 56.5%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,019,822
CSS custom property--colour: #2E142E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D1EBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#121C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#191F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2F171Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 37Dim grey · ΔE 39.7Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5Slate grey · ΔE 46.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#142E14
Analogous#21142E, #2E1421
Triadic#2E2E14, #142E2E
Split complementary#212E14, #142E21
Tetradic#2E2114, #142E14, #14212E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B658B6
Lighter +30%#994299
Lighter +20%#753375
Lighter +10%#522352
Darker −10%#0A050A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#360C36
Less saturated −25%#261C26

Channel breakdown

R46
G20
B46
Red46 (18%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 14 · B 2E

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