#420057

A very dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #420057

Visually, #420057 is defined as a vivid magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Midnightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 0 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 24% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#420057
RGB66, 0, 87
HSL285.5°, 100.0%, 17.1%
CMYK24%, 100%, 0%, 66%
HSV285.5°, 100.0%, 34.1%
LAB14.7, 41.3, -34.8
XYZ4.0, 1.8, 9.2
Decimal4325463

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #420057; }
.text-color { color: #420057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #420057; }

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