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#42278e Hex Color Code

#42278e Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #42278e is a medium dark shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #42278e is comprised of 25.88% red, 15.29% green and 55.69% blue. In the HSL color space #42278e has a hue of 256° (degrees), 57% saturation and 35% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 452.75 nm.

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#42278e linear gradient to complementary #00b500

  1. #42278e
  2. #4f417f
  3. #555970
  4. #557060
  5. #4e874d
  6. #3d9e35
  7. #00b500

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #351d82
  2. #3a2086
  3. #3e248a
  4. #42278e
  5. #462a92
  6. #4a2e96
  7. #4e319a

Tones

  1. #42278e
  2. #4a3186
  3. #503a7d
  4. #544275
  5. #584b6c
  6. #5a5364
  7. #5b5b5b

Tints and Shades

#42278e to white

  1. #42278e
  2. #6548a1
  3. #856bb4
  4. #a48ec7
  5. #c2b2d9
  6. #e1d8ec
  7. #ffffff

#42278e to black

  1. #42278e
  2. #392275
  3. #301d5d
  4. #261846
  5. #1d1330
  6. #130b1c
  7. #000000

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#42278e HTML / CSS Code Examples

#42278e foreground

Creativity takes courage.

Henri Matisse
<p style="color: #42278e">…</p>

#42278e background

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Twyla Tharp
<p style="background-color: #42278e">…</p>

#42278e shadow

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

Andy Warhol
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #42278e">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
4335502
Binary
01000010, 00100111, 10001110
Hexadecimal
#42278e
LRV
≈ 4.6%
Closest short hex
#428 ΔE = 1.641
RGB
rgb(66, 39, 142)
RGBA
rgba(66, 39, 142, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.267, g: 0.158, b: 0.575
RYB
red: 0.259%, yellow: 0.153%, blue: 0.557%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-12441714 / 0xff42278e
HSL
hsl(256, 57%, 35%)
HSLA
hsla(256, 57%, 35%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 256° (255.728), saturation: 73% (0.725), value: 56% (0.557)
HSP
hue: 255.728, saturation: 72.535%, perceived brightness: 26.289%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 271.573, S: 74.756, L: 25.448
Cubehelix
H: -109.596, S: 0.956, L: 0.229
TSL
T: -3.619, S: 0.252, L: 0.231
CMYK
cyan: 54% (0.535), magenta: 73% (0.725), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 44% (0.443)
CMY
cyan: 74% (0.741), magenta: 85% (0.847), yellow: 44% (0.443)
XYZ
X: 7.853, Y: 4.562, Z: 26.053
xyY
x: 0.204, y: 0.119, Y: 4.562
CIELab
L: 25.448, a: 39.119, b: -52.701
CIELuv
L: 25.448, u: 1.840, v: -66.990
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 25.448, C: 65.633, H: 306.586
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 25.448, C: 67.015, H: 271.573
Hunter-Lab
L: 21.359, a: 28.255, b: -57.369
CIECAM02
J: 18.238, C: 53.952, h: 281.998, Q: 84.139, M: 47.180, s: 74.883, H: 323.199
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.687, jaune: -9.769, green: -1.854
LMS
L: 3.484, M: 2.377, S: 25.706
YCbCr
Y: 66.534, Cb: 169.221, Cr: 132.540
YCgCo
Y: 71.500, Cg: -32.500, Co: -2.500
YDbDr
Y: 58.815, Db: 125.149, Dr: -13.640
YPbPr
Y: 52.167, Pb: 48.395, Pr: 8.762
xvYCC
Y: 60.802, Cb: 170.512, Cr: 135.697
YIQ
Y: 58.815, I: -17.006, Q: 37.756
YUV
Y: 58.815, U: 40.936, V: 6.304
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 8.149
Brand Color
XBox Kinect ΔE = 2.158

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