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Recognised as Colour

#38112D

  • #38112D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38112D is a magenta with RGB values 56, 17, 45 and HSL 317°, 53%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38112D#38112D
HEX#38112D
RGBrgb(56, 17, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0667, 0.1765
RGB percentages22%, 6.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(316.9, 53.4%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 69.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 69.6%, 19.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,674,413
CSS custom property--colour: #38112D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C7EED2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#131C2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F222Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#3C121Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.3Dim grey · ΔE 40.9Midnight blue · ΔE 41.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11381C
Analogous#2F1138, #38111A
Triadic#2D3811, #112D38
Split complementary#1A3811, #11382F
Tetradic#382F11, #11381C, #111A38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C94CA6
Lighter +30%#AD358B
Lighter +20%#86296C
Lighter +10%#5F1D4C
Darker −10%#11050E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#410831
Less saturated −25%#2F1A29

Channel breakdown

R56
G17
B45
Red56 (22%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue316.92°
Saturation (HSL)53.42%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 11 · B 2D

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