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#20132A Color

#20132A is rgb(32, 19, 42) in RGB, hsl(274, 38%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20132A
HEX#20132A
RGBrgb(32, 19, 42)
HSLhsl(274, 38%, 12%)
HSVhsv(274, 55%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(21.6% 0.047 309)
LABlab(8.38% 11.16 -13.18)
LCHlch(8.38% 17.27 310.24)

What #20132A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #20132A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#20132A Channel Values

How #20132A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 32 · G 19 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 38% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 55% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.68:1 vs white · 1.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20132A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20132A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20132A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #20132A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #20132A.

How #20132A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#20132A
Protanopia#16162A
Protanomaly#1A152A
Deuteranopia#18182A
Deuteranomaly#1B162A
Tritanopia#1D1717
Tritanomaly#1E1620
Achromatopsia#181818

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Using #20132A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-20132a: #20132A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20132A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20132a': '#20132A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.075, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_20132a">#20132A</color>
SVG fillfill="#20132A"

More Purple Colors

#20132A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20132A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20132A?

#20132A is a darkest purple — rgb(32, 19, 42) in RGB and hsl(274, 38%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #20132A?

#20132A is rgb(32, 19, 42) — red 32, green 19, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20132A?

#20132A converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20132A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20132A scores 17.68:1 against white and 1.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20132A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20132A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 19.2, which is visibly different.

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