HEX Color #4200B6 (Mediumblue)

About #4200B6

The precise color #4200B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 0 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 64% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4200B6

RGB66, 0, 182

HSL261.8°, 100.0%, 35.7%

CMYK64%, 100%, 0%, 29%

HSV261.8°, 100.0%, 71.4%

LAB25.4, 63.0, -77.2

XYZ10.7, 4.5, 44.6

Decimal4325558

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4200B6 #73B600

Analogous

#0018B6 #9D00B6

Triadic

#B64200 #00B642

Tetradic

#B60018 #73B600 #00B69D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#4200B6

#571CBE

#6C38C6

#8155CE

#9671D6

#AB8DDE

#C0AAE6

#D5C6EE

#EAE2F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#4200B6

#3A00A1

#33008D

#2C0079

#240065

#1D0050

#16003C

#0E0028

#070014

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.01:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.91:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.52:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.62:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4200B6; }

.text-color { color: #4200B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #4200B6; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue

#0000CD