#42243c

Color #42243c

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#42243c

RGB

rgb(66, 36, 60)

HSL

hsl(312, 29.4%, 20%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 45.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 9.1%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(19, 18.5, -9.36)

LCH

lch(19, 20.73, 333.16)

OKLCH

oklch(30.9%, 0.0588, 334.61)

HWB

hwb(312, 14.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24422a

Analogous

#392442

#42243c

#42242d

Triadic

#42243c

#3c4224

#243c42

Split-complementary

#42243c

#2d4224

#244239

Tetradic

#42243c

#422a24

#24422a

#243c42

Square

#42243c

#423924

#24422a

#242d42

Shades

Color #42243c mixed toward black.

#371e32

#2c1828

#21121e

#160c14

#0b060a

Tints

Color #42243c mixed toward white.

#6e3c64

#9a548c

#b77bab

#cfa7c7

#e7d3e3

Tones

Color #42243c mixed toward gray.

#3f273a

#3d2939

#3a2c37

#382e36

#353134

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373737 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#393b36 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#413332 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42243c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42243c]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#42243c (#42243c) is rgb(66, 36, 60) in RGB.

No, #42243c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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