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#42354C

#42354c ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42354c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 20.78% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.16% cyan, 30.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 273.91°, with 17.83% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 9.24.

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Relative luminance0.0423

Complementary

  1. #42354c
  2. #3f4c35

Split complementary

  1. #42354c
  2. #4a4c35
  3. #354c36

Analogous

  1. #36354c
  2. #42354c
  3. #4c354a

Triadic

  1. #42354c
  2. #4c4235
  3. #354c42

Tetradic

  1. #42354c
  2. #4c353f
  3. #3f4c35
  4. #354c42

Square

  1. #42354c
  2. #4c3635
  3. #3f4c35
  4. #354a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a080c
  2. #1b161f
  3. #42354c
  4. #695479
  5. #9079a1

Shades

#42354c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42354c
  2. #3b3044
  3. #352a3d
  4. #2e2535
  5. #28202e
  6. #211b26
  7. #1a151e
  8. #141017
  9. #0d0b0f
  10. #070508
  11. #000000

Tints

#42354c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42354c
  2. #55495e
  3. #685d70
  4. #7b7282
  5. #8e8694
  6. #a19aa6
  7. #b3aeb7
  8. #c6c2c9
  9. #d9d7db
  10. #ecebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42354c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42354c
  2. #483d51
  3. #4e4456
  4. #554c5c
  5. #5b5361
  6. #615b66
  7. #67626b
  8. #6d6a70
  9. #747176
  10. #7a797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3842 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31394d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343a4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41383d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39384d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a384c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413744 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42354c {
  color: #42354c;
}
Background
.bg-42354c {
  background-color: #42354c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42354c {
  border: 2px solid #42354c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42354c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 53 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 18% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42354c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42354c, #4c354a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42354c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 53 76 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.24 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 14.03 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.04 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.83 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 15.22 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 15.48 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 15.62 #bdcab3 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Eggplant
#42354c  rgb(66, 53, 76)  hsl(274, 18%, 25%)  Eggplant
#3f4c35  rgb(63, 76, 53)  hsl(94, 18%, 25%)  Rifle Green
#4c4235  rgb(76, 66, 53)  hsl(34, 18%, 25%)  Taupe
#354c42  rgb(53, 76, 66)  hsl(154, 18%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray