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Recognised as Colour

#39172A

  • #39172A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#39172A is a magenta with RGB values 57, 23, 42 and HSL 326°, 43%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#39172A#39172A
HEX#39172A
RGBrgb(57, 23, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0902, 0.1647
RGB percentages22.4%, 9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(326.5, 42.5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 59.6%, 22.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 26.3%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,741,482
CSS custom property--colour: #39172A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#C6E8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#232529no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D161Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 36Dim grey · ΔE 36.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.4Gray · ΔE 44.9Slate grey · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#173926
Analogous#371739, #391719
Triadic#2A3917, #172A39
Split complementary#193917, #173937
Tetradic#393717, #173926, #171939

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE5E94
Lighter +30%#A6437A
Lighter +20%#823460
Lighter +10%#5D2645
Darker −10%#15080F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#430D2B
Less saturated −25%#2F2129

Channel breakdown

R57
G23
B42
Red57 (22.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue326.47°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 39 · G 17 · B 2A

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