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Recognised as Colour

#38002D

  • #38002D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38002D is a magenta with RGB values 56, 0, 45 and HSL 312°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38002D#38002D
HEX#38002D
RGBrgb(56, 0, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0, 0.1765
RGB percentages22%, 0%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(311.8, 100%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 100%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 19.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,670,061
CSS custom property--colour: #38002D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.41:1
Contrast with white17.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#C7FFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#02142Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#171D2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3C0316no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 35.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 36Midnight blue · ΔE 36.3Purple · ΔE 41Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.4Indigo · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 35.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00380B
Analogous#270038, #380011
Triadic#2D3800, #002D38
Split complementary#113800, #003827
Tetradic#382700, #00380B, #001138

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF05CE
Lighter +30%#D100A8
Lighter +20%#9E007F
Lighter +10%#6B0056
Darker −10%#050004
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38002D
Less saturated −25%#310729

Channel breakdown

R56
G0
B45
Red56 (22%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue311.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 00 · B 2D

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