#42266c

Color #42266c

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42266c

RGB

rgb(66, 38, 108)

HSL

hsl(264, 47.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 64.8%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 64.8%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(22.4, 29.58, -36.13)

LCH

lch(22.4, 46.69, 309.31)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.1168, 298.47)

HWB

hwb(264, 14.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#506c26

Analogous

#262d6c

#42266c

#65266c

Triadic

#42266c

#6c4226

#266c42

Split-complementary

#42266c

#6c6526

#2d6c26

Tetradic

#42266c

#6c2650

#506c26

#266c42

Square

#42266c

#6c262d

#506c26

#266c65

Shades

Color #42266c mixed toward black.

#37205a

#2c1948

#211336

#160d24

#0b0612

Tints

Color #42266c mixed toward white.

#5d3699

#7a4bc0

#9b78d0

#bca5df

#ded2ef

Tones

Color #42266c mixed toward gray.

#432c66

#443260

#45375a

#473d55

#48434f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.73:1

White text reads better on this background (12.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383861 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#393b5e · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#415654 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 23.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42266c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42266c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#42266c (#42266c) is rgb(66, 38, 108) in RGB.

No, #42266c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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