Recognised as Colour

#42193F

#42193F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42193F is a magenta with RGB values 66, 25, 63 and HSL 304°, 45%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#42193F

RGBrgb(66, 25, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.098, 0.2471

RGB percentages25.9%, 9.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(304.4, 45.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 62.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 62.1%, 4.5%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,331,839

CSS custom property--colour: #42193F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#BDE6C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172540no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#232B3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#451D29no 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 text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4 Black · ΔE 34.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7 Dim grey · ΔE 40.9 Purple · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 30.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19421C

Analogous#311942, #42192B

Triadic#3F4219, #193F42

Split complementary#2B4219, #194230

Tetradic#423019, #19421C, #192B42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C463BD

Lighter +30%#B143A9

Lighter +20%#8C3586

Lighter +10%#672762

Darker −10%#1D0B1C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D0E49

Less saturated −25%#372435

Channel breakdown

R66

G25

B63

Red66 (25.9%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue304.39°

Saturation (HSL)45.05%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 19 · B 3F

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