Close to Plum Purple
#42012B
#42012B is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 0.4% green, and 16.9% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 97% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #42012B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.52:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.27:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.52:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.27:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #42012B as they’d see it.
#42012B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #42012B
What color is #42012B?
#42012B is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 0.4% green, and 16.9% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 97% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #42012B in RGB?
#42012B is rgb(66, 1, 43): 66 red, 1 green, and 43 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #42012B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 35, 74). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #42012B?
PANTONE 2618 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #42012B?
Its complement #002601 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.