Colour

#3B002A

#3B002A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#3B002A is a magenta with RGB values 59, 0, 42 and HSL 317°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#3B002A

RGBrgb(59, 0, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.1647

RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(317.3, 100%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 100%, 23.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 28.8%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,666

CSS custom property--colour: #3B002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.22:1

Contrast with white17.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#C4FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#06152Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1F29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#400014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 35 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3 Purple · ΔE 42.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 47.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#003B11

Analogous#2E003B, #3B000D

Triadic#2A3B00, #002A3B

Split complementary#0D3B00, #003B2E

Tetradic#3B2E00, #003B11, #000D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF08B8

Lighter +30%#D40097

Lighter +20%#A10073

Lighter +10%#6E004E

Darker −10%#080006

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B002A

Less saturated −25%#340727

Channel breakdown

R59

B42

Red59 (23.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue317.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness11.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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