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Recognised as Colour

#42113B

  • #42113B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42113B is a magenta with RGB values 66, 17, 59 and HSL 309°, 59%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#42113B#42113B
HEX#42113B
RGBrgb(66, 17, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0667, 0.2314
RGB percentages25.9%, 6.7%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(308.6, 59%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 74.2%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 10.6%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,329,787
CSS custom property--colour: #42113B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#BDEEC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#10213Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#21283Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#451524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6Black · ΔE 36.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.2Purple · ΔE 39.5Dim grey · ΔE 44.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#114218
Analogous#301142, #421123
Triadic#3B4211, #113B42
Split complementary#234211, #114231
Tetradic#423011, #114218, #112242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D14EBF
Lighter +30%#BC30A8
Lighter +20%#932684
Lighter +10%#6B1B5F
Darker −10%#190717
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C0742
Less saturated −25%#381B34

Channel breakdown

R66
G17
B59
Red66 (25.9%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 11 · B 3B

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