Recognised as Colour

#442C3F

#442C3F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#442C3F is a magenta with RGB values 68, 44, 63 and HSL 313°, 21%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#442C3F#442C3F

HEX#442C3F

RGBrgb(68, 44, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1725, 0.2471

RGB percentages26.7%, 17.3%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(312.5, 21.4%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 35.3%, 26.7%)

CMYK0%, 35.3%, 7.4%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,467,775

CSS custom property--colour: #442C3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#BBD3C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3240no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#32353Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#462D33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Slate grey · ΔE 35.7 Gray · ΔE 36.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C4431

Analogous#3D2C44, #442C33

Triadic#3F442C, #2C3F44

Split complementary#33442C, #2C443D

Tetradic#443D2C, #2C4431, #2C3344

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B389AA

Lighter +30%#9F6A94

Lighter +20%#825478

Lighter +10%#63405C

Darker −10%#251822

Darker −20%#060406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#521E47

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R68

G44

B63

Red68 (26.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue312.5°

Saturation (HSL)21.43%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 44 · G 2C · B 3F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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