#4200BD

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #4200BD

The precise color #4200BD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 0, 189).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#4200BD
RGB66, 0, 189
HSL261.0°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK65%, 100%, 0%, 26%
HSV261.0°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB26.3, 64.7, -79.9
XYZ11.4, 4.8, 48.5
Decimal4325565

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
#0000CD