HEX Color #422C75 (Darkslateblue)

About #422C75

Visually, #422C75 is defined as a moderate purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 44, 117).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 44% cyan and 62% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#422C75

RGB66, 44, 117

HSL258.1°, 45.3%, 31.6%

CMYK44%, 62%, 0%, 54%

HSV258.1°, 62.4%, 45.9%

LAB24.5, 28.6, -38.6

XYZ6.4, 4.2, 17.3

Decimal4336757

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#422C75 #5F752B

Analogous

#2B3A75 #662B75

Triadic

#75412B #2B7541

Tetradic

#752B3A #5F752B #2B7566

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#422C75

#574384

#6C5A93

#8172A3

#9689B2

#ABA1C1

#C0B8D1

#D5D0E0

#EAE7EF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#422C75

#3A2768

#33225B

#2C1D4E

#241841

#1D1334

#160E27

#0E091A

#07040D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.36:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.85:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.86:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.57:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #422C75; }

.text-color { color: #422C75; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #422C75; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B