#201A2D
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #201A2D
#201A2D is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 10% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Onyx and Oxford Blue (ΔE 15.3), with Oxford Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #272D1A (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.84:1).
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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 #201A2D?
#201A2D is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 10% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #201A2D?
Use white text. White on #201A2D has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201A2D?
Its complementary colour is #272D1A, and analogous partners are #1A1D2D and #2A1A2D.