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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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      #402094       ΔE = 2.120 / LRV ≈ 4.3%
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      #442084       ΔE = 2.471 / LRV ≈ 3.9%

  3. Pantone / PMS

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      #2f2a95       ΔE = 2.539 / LRV ≈ 4.4%

#42278e HTML / CSS Code Examples

#42278e foreground

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="color: #42278e">…</p>

#42278e background

I wish they would only take me as I am.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="background-color: #42278e">…</p>

#42278e shadow

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
<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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