Recognised as Colour

#42163D

#42163D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42163D is a magenta with RGB values 66, 22, 61 and HSL 307°, 50%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#42163D

RGBrgb(66, 22, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0863, 0.2392

RGB percentages25.9%, 8.6%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(306.8, 50%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 66.7%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 7.6%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,331,069

CSS custom property--colour: #42163D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1

Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#BDE9C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#14233Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#222A3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#451A27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Black · ΔE 34.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7 Purple · ΔE 40.9 Dim grey · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 31.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16421B

Analogous#311642, #421627

Triadic#3D4216, #163D42

Split complementary#274216, #164231

Tetradic#423116, #16421B, #162742

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C95BBC

Lighter +30%#B53CA7

Lighter +20%#8F2F84

Lighter +10%#682360

Darker −10%#1C091A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D0B46

Less saturated −25%#372135

Channel breakdown

R66

G22

B61

Red66 (25.9%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue306.82°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 16 · B 3D

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