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#42004D Color

#42004D is rgb(66, 0, 77) in RGB, hsl(291, 100%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42004D
HEX#42004D
RGBrgb(66, 0, 77)
HSLhsl(291, 100%, 15%)
HSVhsv(291, 100%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(27.5% 0.131 321)
LABlab(13.60% 36.96 -29.44)
LCHlch(13.60% 47.25 321.46)

What #42004D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42004D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#42004D Channel Values

How #42004D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 0 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 100% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 100% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.69:1 vs white · 1.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42004D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42004D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42004D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #42004D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42004D.

How #42004D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42004D
Protanopia#18184D
Protanomaly#2E114D
Deuteranopia#24244C
Deuteranomaly#331B4D
Tritanopia#3C1818
Tritanomaly#3E1135
Achromatopsia#232323

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42004D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42004d: #42004D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42004D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42004d': '#42004D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.000, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_42004d">#42004D</color>
SVG fillfill="#42004D"

More Pink Colors

#42004D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#42004D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42004D?

#42004D is a darkest pink — rgb(66, 0, 77) in RGB and hsl(291, 100%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #42004D?

#42004D is rgb(66, 0, 77) — red 66, green 0, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42004D?

#42004D converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42004D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42004D scores 15.69:1 against white and 1.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42004D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42004D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 24.16, which is visibly different.

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