#201423
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #201423
With the hex code #201423, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 8% green and 14% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 13.0 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #172314, a dark green shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.71:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201423?
With the hex code #201423, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 8% green and 14% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #201423?
Use white text. White on #201423 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201423?
Its complementary colour is #172314, and analogous partners are #181423 and #23141F.