Colour

#42122E

#42122E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#42122E is a magenta with RGB values 66, 18, 46 and HSL 325°, 57%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#42122E#42122E

HEX#42122E

RGBrgb(66, 18, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0706, 0.1804

RGB percentages25.9%, 7.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(325, 57.1%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325, 72.7%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 72.7%, 30.3%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,330,030

CSS custom property--colour: #42122E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.47:1

Contrast with white15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#BDEDD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#181F2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#26272Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#47111Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.2 Dim grey · ΔE 40.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.4 Purple · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#124226

Analogous#3E1242, #421216

Triadic#2E4212, #122E42

Split complementary#164212, #12423E

Tetradic#423E12, #124226, #121642

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF519B

Lighter +30%#BA3382

Lighter +20%#922866

Lighter +10%#6A1D4A

Darker −10%#1A0712

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D0830

Less saturated −25%#381D2C

Channel breakdown

R66

G18

B46

Red66 (25.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue325°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 12 · B 2E

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