#42243e

Color #42243e

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 24.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42243e

RGB

rgb(66, 36, 62)

HSL

hsl(308, 29.4%, 20%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308, 45.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 6.1%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(19.09, 18.92, -10.61)

LCH

lch(19.09, 21.69, 330.72)

OKLCH

oklch(31%, 0.061, 331.92)

HWB

hwb(308, 14.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#244228

Analogous

#372442

#42243e

#42242f

Triadic

#42243e

#3e4224

#243e42

Split-complementary

#42243e

#2f4224

#244237

Tetradic

#42243e

#422824

#244228

#243e42

Square

#42243e

#423724

#244228

#242f42

Shades

Color #42243e mixed toward black.

#371e34

#2c1829

#21121f

#160c15

#0b060a

Tints

Color #42243e mixed toward white.

#6e3c67

#9a5491

#b77baf

#cfa7ca

#e7d3e4

Tones

Color #42243e mixed toward gray.

#3f273c

#3d293a

#3a2c38

#382e37

#353135

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373739 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#393b38 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#413433 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42243e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42243e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#42243e (#42243e) is rgb(66, 36, 62) in RGB.

No, #42243e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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