Colour

#42064D

#42064D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#42064D is a magenta with RGB values 66, 6, 77 and HSL 291°, 86%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#42064D

RGBrgb(66, 6, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0235, 0.302

RGB percentages25.9%, 2.4%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(290.7, 85.5%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 92.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK14.3%, 92.2%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,326,989

CSS custom property--colour: #42064D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.39:1

Contrast with white15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#BDF9B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00214Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F274Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#42172Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1 Purple · ΔE 27.9 Indigo · ΔE 29.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#114D06

Analogous#1E064D, #4D0635

Triadic#4D4206, #064D42

Split complementary#354D06, #064D1E

Tetradic#4D1E06, #114D06, #06354D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D130EF

Lighter +30%#BC11DB

Lighter +20%#930DAC

Lighter +10%#6B0A7C

Darker −10%#19021E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#460053

Less saturated −25%#3B1043

Channel breakdown

R66

B77

Red66 (25.9%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue290.7°

Saturation (HSL)85.54%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 06 · B 4D

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