#42167C

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #42167C

The precise color #42167C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indigo. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 22, and 124.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 82% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 265.9° hue, 69.9% saturation, and 28.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42167C
RGB66, 22, 124
HSL265.9°, 69.9%, 28.6%
CMYK47%, 82%, 0%, 51%
HSV265.9°, 82.3%, 48.6%
LAB20.8, 42.4, -49.0
XYZ6.2, 3.2, 19.4
Decimal4331132

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.39:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42167C; }
.text-color { color: #42167C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42167C; }

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