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Recognised as Colour

#422F41

  • #422F41
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#422F41 is a magenta with RGB values 66, 47, 65 and HSL 303°, 17%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#422F41#422F41
HEX#422F41
RGBrgb(66, 47, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1843, 0.2549
RGB percentages25.9%, 18.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(303.2, 16.8%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 28.8%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 1.5%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,337,473
CSS custom property--colour: #422F41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#BDD0BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3442no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#323640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#433035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Black · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 34Gray · ΔE 34.6Light slate grey · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F4230
Analogous#3A2F42, #422F38
Triadic#41422F, #2F4142
Split complementary#37422F, #2F423A
Tetradic#423A2F, #2F4230, #2F3842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AF8EAD
Lighter +30%#9A7097
Lighter +20%#7E597C
Lighter +10%#60445E
Darker −10%#241A24
Darker −20%#060506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50214E
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R66
G47
B65
Red66 (25.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue303.16°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2F · B 41

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