#420F99

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #420F99

At its core, #420F99 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 15, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 57% Cyan, 90% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 262.2° hue, 82.1% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#420F99
RGB66, 15, 153
HSL262.2°, 82.1%, 32.9%
CMYK57%, 90%, 0%, 40%
HSV262.2°, 90.2%, 60.0%
LAB23.0, 52.5, -63.5
XYZ8.2, 3.8, 30.4
Decimal4329369

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.76:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.50:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #420F99; }
.text-color { color: #420F99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #420F99; }

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