Information about #42304E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned blue-purple violet, #42304E 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 hair away from Jagger (#3F2E4C). Slightly further away sit Martinique (#3C3748) and Grapevine (#43254F).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(66, 48, 78)), which gives #42304E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42304E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42304E color variations
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#42304E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42304E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42304E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42304E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42304E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42304E color
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Nearest named colors to #42304E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3F2E4C
#3C3748
#43254F
#372D52
#362F50
#4A2D57
#4C3347
#362A4D
#4F2D54
#3E3A44
#3D3E4C
#3D325D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42304E
- RGB66, 48, 78
- CMYK5, 12, 0, 69
- CSSrgb(66, 48, 78)
- HSL276°, 24%, 25%
- HSL Precise276°, 23.81%, 24.706%
- HSV276°, 38%, 31%
- HSB276°, 38%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.188, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.188, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.188, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42304E
- DECIMAL ID4337742
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
