Information about #420B3C color

#420B3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#420B3C falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 11, 60) — 25.9% red, 4.3% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 2 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #420B3C reads as a energetic, saturated magenta and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eggplant Purple (#430541). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aubergine (#3D0734) and Blackberry (#43182F).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 11, 60) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #420B3C: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #420B3C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#420B3C color variations

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#420B3C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #420B3C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Naga Purple color link
Naga Purple

#3F084E

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

#420B3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#420B3C
  • RGB66, 11, 60
  • CMYK0, 22, 2, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 11, 60)
  • HSL307°, 71%, 15%
  • HSL Precise306.545°, 71.429%, 15.098%
  • HSV307°, 83%, 26%
  • HSB307°, 83%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.043, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.043, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.043, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID420B3C
  • DECIMAL ID4328252
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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