#42394f

Color #42394f

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#42394f

RGB

rgb(66, 57, 79)

HSL

hsl(264.5, 16.2%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.5, 27.8%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(25.71, 9.06, -11.93)

LCH

lch(25.71, 14.98, 307.21)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.039, 303.28)

HWB

hwb(264.5, 22.4%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464f39

Analogous

#393b4f

#42394f

#4d394f

Triadic

#42394f

#4f4239

#394f42

Split-complementary

#42394f

#4f4d39

#3b4f39

Tetradic

#42394f

#4f3946

#464f39

#394f42

Square

#42394f

#4f393b

#464f39

#394f4d

Shades

Color #42394f mixed toward black.

#373042

#2c2635

#211d28

#16131a

#0b0a0d

Tints

Color #42394f mixed toward white.

#605373

#7f6e97

#9f92b1

#bfb7cb

#dfdbe5

Tones

Color #42394f mixed toward gray.

#423b4d

#433d4b

#433f4a

#434048

#444246

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e4a · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#3f3f49 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#424646 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42394f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42394f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#42394f (#42394f) is rgb(66, 57, 79) in RGB.

No, #42394f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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