Recognised as Colour

#42002C

#42002C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#42002C is a magenta with RGB values 66, 0, 44 and HSL 320°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#42002C#42002C

HEX#42002C

RGBrgb(66, 0, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0, 0.1725

RGB percentages25.9%, 0%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(320, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 33.3%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,325,420

CSS custom property--colour: #42002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.56:1

Contrast with white16.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#BDFFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A172Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#20232Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#470016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5 Purple · ΔE 41.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 36.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#004216

Analogous#370042, #42000B

Triadic#2C4200, #002C42

Split complementary#0B4200, #004237

Tetradic#423700, #004216, #000B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF0FAF

Lighter +30%#DB0092

Lighter +20%#A80070

Lighter +10%#75004E

Darker −10%#0F000A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#42002C

Less saturated −25%#3A0829

Channel breakdown

R66

B44

Red66 (25.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 00 · B 2C

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