#422c42

Color #422c42

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#422c42

RGB

rgb(66, 44, 66)

HSL

hsl(300, 20%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 33.3%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(21.41, 14.56, -9.81)

LCH

lch(21.41, 17.56, 326.03)

OKLCH

oklch(32.8%, 0.0482, 326.67)

HWB

hwb(300, 17.3%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c422c

Analogous

#372c42

#422c42

#422c37

Triadic

#422c42

#42422c

#2c4242

Split-complementary

#422c42

#37422c

#2c4237

Tetradic

#422c42

#422c2c

#2c422c

#2c4242

Square

#422c42

#42372c

#2c422c

#2c3742

Shades

Color #422c42 mixed toward black.

#372537

#2c1d2c

#211621

#160f16

#0b070b

Tints

Color #422c42 mixed toward white.

#6a476a

#926192

#af87af

#caafca

#e4d7e4

Tones

Color #422c42 mixed toward gray.

#402e40

#3e303e

#3d323d

#3b333b

#393539

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a393d · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#3b3c3c · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#413a39 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #422c42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#422c42]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#422c42 (#422c42) is rgb(66, 44, 66) in RGB.

No, #422c42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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