#201B2B
Onyx · very dark cool purple
About #201B2B
With the hex code #201B2B, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 11% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #262B1B, a jet 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 — 16.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.76:1).
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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 #201B2B?
With the hex code #201B2B, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 11% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #201B2B?
Use white text. White on #201B2B has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201B2B?
Its complementary colour is #262B1B, and analogous partners are #1B1E2B and #281B2B.