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Recognised as Colour

#42293D

  • #42293D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#42293D is a magenta with RGB values 66, 41, 61 and HSL 312°, 23%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#42293D#42293D
HEX#42293D
RGBrgb(66, 41, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1608, 0.2392
RGB percentages25.9%, 16.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(312, 23.4%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 37.9%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 7.6%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,335,933
CSS custom property--colour: #42293D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#BDD6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292F3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F323Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#442A30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 37Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.2Gray · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29422E
Analogous#3B2942, #422931
Triadic#3D4229, #293D42
Split complementary#314229, #29423B
Tetradic#423B29, #29422E, #293142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B384A9
Lighter +30%#9F6594
Lighter +20%#815077
Lighter +10%#613D5A
Darker −10%#231520
Darker −20%#030203
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F1C45
Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R66
G41
B61
Red66 (25.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)23.36%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 29 · B 3D

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