#42294c

Color #42294c

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42294c

RGB

rgb(66, 41, 76)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 29.9%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 46.1%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 46.1%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(21.08, 18.94, -17.09)

LCH

lch(21.08, 25.51, 317.94)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0677, 315.78)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 16.1%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#334c29

Analogous

#30294c

#42294c

#4c2944

Triadic

#42294c

#4c4229

#294c42

Split-complementary

#42294c

#444c29

#294c30

Tetradic

#42294c

#4c2933

#334c29

#294c42

Square

#42294c

#4c3029

#334c29

#29444c

Shades

Color #42294c mixed toward black.

#37223f

#2c1b33

#211426

#160e19

#0b070d

Tints

Color #42294c mixed toward white.

#674076

#8c57a1

#a97fba

#c6aad1

#e2d4e8

Tones

Color #42294c mixed toward gray.

#412c49

#3f2f46

#3e3243

#3d3540

#3c373d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.65:1

White text reads better on this background (12.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393845 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#3a3c44 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#41403e · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42294c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42294c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#42294c (#42294c) is rgb(66, 41, 76) in RGB.

No, #42294c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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