#201A2B
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #201A2B
#201A2B is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 10% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 14.0); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #252B1A — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201A2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.88:1).
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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 #201A2B?
#201A2B is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 10% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #201A2B?
Use white text. White on #201A2B has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201A2B?
Its complementary colour is #252B1A, and analogous partners are #1A1D2B and #291A2B.