Information about #421237 color

#421237 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#421237 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 18, 55) — 25.9% red, 7.1% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 4 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #421237 reads as a clearly saturated electric magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blackberry (#43182F). Slightly further away sit Aubergine (#3D0734) and Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C).

The recipe behind #421237 is rgb(66, 18, 55), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 15.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #421237 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#421237 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#421237 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 #421237

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

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Arthouse color link
Arthouse

#4D202E

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#421237
  • RGB66, 18, 55
  • CMYK0, 19, 4, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 18, 55)
  • HSL314°, 57%, 16%
  • HSL Precise313.75°, 57.143%, 16.471%
  • HSV314°, 73%, 26%
  • HSB314°, 73%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.071, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.071, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.071, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID421237
  • DECIMAL ID4330039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01