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Recognised as Colour

#38032B

  • #38032B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38032B is a magenta with RGB values 56, 3, 43 and HSL 315°, 90%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38032B#38032B
HEX#38032B
RGBrgb(56, 3, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0118, 0.1686
RGB percentages22%, 1.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(314.7, 89.8%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 94.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 94.6%, 23.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,670,827
CSS custom property--colour: #38032B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.27:1
Contrast with white17.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#C7FCD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#07152Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#191E2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3C0416no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 33.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.2Midnight blue · ΔE 38.4Purple · ΔE 43.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.4Dim grey · ΔE 47.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 33.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#033810
Analogous#2B0338, #380310
Triadic#2B3803, #032B38
Split complementary#103803, #03382B
Tetradic#382B03, #033810, #031038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F215BC
Lighter +30%#C90B9B
Lighter +20%#990875
Lighter +10%#680650
Darker −10%#080006
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B002D
Less saturated −25%#310A27

Channel breakdown

R56
G3
B43
Red56 (22%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue314.72°
Saturation (HSL)89.83%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 03 · B 2B

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