Recognised as Colour
#D42DA4
- #D42DA4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#D42DA4 is a magenta with RGB values 212, 45, 164 and HSL 317°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#D42DA4#D42DA4
HEX#D42DA4
RGBrgb(212, 45, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1765, 0.6431
RGB percentages83.1%, 17.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(317.2, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.2, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 22.6%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,905,316
CSS custom property--colour: #D42DA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#2BD25B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DD45D
Analogous#B12DD4, #D42D50
Triadic#A4D42D, #2DA4D4
Split complementary#51D42D, #2DD4B1
Tetradic#D4B02D, #2DD45D, #2D50D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G45
B164
Red212 (83.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue317.25°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 2D · B A4
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