#4200A8

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #4200A8

Visually, #4200A8 is defined as a vivid purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 0, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 61% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 263.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4200A8
RGB66, 0, 168
HSL263.6°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK61%, 100%, 0%, 34%
HSV263.6°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB23.6, 59.7, -71.7
XYZ9.3, 4.0, 37.3
Decimal4325544

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4200A8; }
.text-color { color: #4200A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4200A8; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B