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Recognised as Colour

#42052E

  • #42052E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#42052E is a magenta with RGB values 66, 5, 46 and HSL 320°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#42052E#42052E
HEX#42052E
RGBrgb(66, 5, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0196, 0.1804
RGB percentages25.9%, 2%, 18%
HSLhsl(319.7, 85.9%, 13.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 92.4%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 92.4%, 30.3%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,326,702
CSS custom property--colour: #42052E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.24:1
Contrast with white16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#BDFAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E1A2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#21242Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#470419no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 35.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9Midnight blue · ΔE 40.2Purple · ΔE 41.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 44.2Dim grey · ΔE 46.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 35.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#054219
Analogous#380542, #42050F
Triadic#2E4205, #052E42
Split complementary#0F4205, #054238
Tetradic#423805, #054219, #050F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE25AC
Lighter +30%#D01091
Lighter +20%#A10C70
Lighter +10%#71094F
Darker −10%#13010D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#470030
Less saturated −25%#390E2B

Channel breakdown

R66
G5
B46
Red66 (25.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue319.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness13.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 05 · B 2E

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