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Recognised as Colour

#38243A

  • #38243A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#38243A is a magenta with RGB values 56, 36, 58 and HSL 295°, 23%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#38243A#38243A
HEX#38243A
RGBrgb(56, 36, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1412, 0.2275
RGB percentages22%, 14.1%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(294.5, 23.4%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 37.9%, 22.7%)
CMYK3.4%, 37.9%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,679,290
CSS custom property--colour: #38243A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C7DBC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22293Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#272C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#39262Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 30Dim grey · ΔE 32.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.4Slate grey · ΔE 38.9Gray · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#263A24
Analogous#2D243A, #3A2431
Triadic#3A3824, #243A38
Split complementary#313A24, #243A2D
Tetradic#3A2D24, #263A24, #24313A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A97CAE
Lighter +30%#935F98
Lighter +20%#754B79
Lighter +10%#563859
Darker −10%#1A101B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#421846
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R56
G36
B58
Red56 (22%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 24 · B 3A

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