Information about #421D40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#421D40 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 29, 64) — 25.9% red, 11.4% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 1 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #421D40 reads as a mildly saturated magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C). Slightly further away sit Deep Purple (#3A243B) and Tarot (#38293D).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 29, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #421D40 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#421D40 color variations

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#421D40 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 #421D40

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

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Tarot color link
Tarot

#38293D

Passion color link
Passion

#3B2A39

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Barossa color link
Barossa

#452E39

Valentino color link
Valentino

#382C38

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Zeppelin color link
Zeppelin

#382A34

#421D40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#421D40
  • RGB66, 29, 64
  • CMYK0, 15, 1, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 29, 64)
  • HSL303°, 39%, 19%
  • HSL Precise303.243°, 38.947%, 18.627%
  • HSV303°, 56%, 26%
  • HSB303°, 56%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.114, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.114, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.114, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID421D40
  • DECIMAL ID4332864
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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