#4200A0

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #4200A0

When working with digital screens, the color #4200A0 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 0 green, and 160 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 59% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 264.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4200A0
RGB66, 0, 160
HSL264.8°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK59%, 100%, 0%, 37%
HSV264.8°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB22.6, 57.8, -68.4
XYZ8.6, 3.7, 33.5
Decimal4325536

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4200A0; }
.text-color { color: #4200A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4200A0; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
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