#420066
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.
About #420066
The hex code #420066 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indigo. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 0 green, and 102 blue.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 278.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#420066
RGB66, 0, 102
HSL278.8°, 100.0%, 20.0%
CMYK35%, 100%, 0%, 60%
HSV278.8°, 100.0%, 40.0%
LAB16.1, 44.5, -42.5
XYZ4.6, 2.1, 12.7
Decimal4325478
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
14.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.42:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.21:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #420066;
}
.text-color {
color: #420066;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #420066;
}