#421D8A

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #421D8A

Visually, #421D8A is defined as a moderate purple. Its closest recognized web color is Indigo. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 29 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 79% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 260.4° hue, 65.3% saturation, and 32.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#421D8A
RGB66, 29, 138
HSL260.4°, 65.3%, 32.7%
CMYK52%, 79%, 0%, 46%
HSV260.4°, 79.0%, 54.1%
LAB23.2, 43.1, -53.8
XYZ7.3, 3.9, 24.4
Decimal4332938

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #421D8A; }
.text-color { color: #421D8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #421D8A; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
#4B0082