What color is #42283F?

#42283F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42283F?

The RGB value is 66, 40, 63: 66 red, 40 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42283F?

The complementary color is #28422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42283F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42283F color

#42283F rgb(66, 40, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #42283F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 15.7% green and 24.7% blue (66, 40, 63).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 5% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#42283F color codes

HEX	`#42283F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 40, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 15.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 5%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.18, 16.53, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.18, 19.13, 329.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.903, 3.035, 5.082)`
Decimal	`4335679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42283F, 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 #42283F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42283F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #42283F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42283f; }
.text { color: #42283f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42283f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 40 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42283f, #422832); }

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Questions

What color is #42283F?: #42283F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42283F?: The RGB value is 66, 40, 63: 66 red, 40 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42283F?: The complementary color is #28422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42283F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.