Colour

#42323F

#42323F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42323F is a magenta with RGB values 66, 50, 63 and HSL 311°, 14%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#42323F

RGBrgb(66, 50, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1961, 0.2471

RGB percentages25.9%, 19.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(311.3, 13.8%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 24.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 4.5%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,338,239

CSS custom property--colour: #42323F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1

Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#BDCDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#35383Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#443336no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.2 Black · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Gray · ΔE 32.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#324235

Analogous#3D3242, #423237

Triadic#3F4232, #323F42

Split complementary#374232, #32423D

Tetradic#423D32, #324235, #323742

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AD93A8

Lighter +30%#977691

Lighter +20%#7C5E76

Lighter +10%#5F485B

Darker −10%#251C23

Darker −20%#080608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#512348

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R66

G50

B63

Red66 (25.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue311.25°

Saturation (HSL)13.79%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 32 · B 3F

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