Colour

#421D3B

#421D3B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#421D3B is a magenta with RGB values 66, 29, 59 and HSL 311°, 39%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#421D3B

RGBrgb(66, 29, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1137, 0.2314

RGB percentages25.9%, 11.4%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(311.4, 38.9%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 56.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 10.6%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,332,859

CSS custom property--colour: #421D3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.28:1

Contrast with white14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#BDE2C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D273Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#272C3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#451F29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 37.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3 Slate grey · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4224

Analogous#371D42, #421D28

Triadic#3B421D, #1D3B42

Split complementary#29421D, #1D4237

Tetradic#42371D, #1D4224, #1D2942

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF6CAF

Lighter +30%#AC4C9A

Lighter +20%#893C7A

Lighter +10%#652D5B

Darker −10%#1F0D1B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E1142

Less saturated −25%#362934

Channel breakdown

R66

G29

B59

Red66 (25.9%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue311.35°

Saturation (HSL)38.95%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 1D · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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