What color is #421E37?

#421E37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #421E37?

The RGB value is 66, 30, 55: 66 red, 30 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #421E37?

The complementary color is #1E4229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #421E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#421E37 color

#421E37 rgb(66, 30, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #421E37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 11.8% green and 21.6% blue (66, 30, 55).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#421E37 color codes

HEX	`#421E37`
RGB	`rgb(66, 30, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 11.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, 21.28, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 22.91, 338.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.401, 2.363, 3.891)`
Decimal	`4333111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #421E37, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #421E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#421E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #421E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #421e37; }
.text { color: #421e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 30 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #421e37, #421e25); }

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Questions

What color is #421E37?: #421E37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #421E37?: The RGB value is 66, 30, 55: 66 red, 30 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #421E37?: The complementary color is #1E4229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #421E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.