Colour
#42168D
- #42168D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#42168D is a violet with RGB values 66, 22, 141 and HSL 262°, 73%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#42168D#42168D
HEX#42168D
RGBrgb(66, 22, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0863, 0.5529
RGB percentages25.9%, 8.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(262.2, 73%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 84.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK53.2%, 84.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,331,149
CSS custom property--colour: #42168D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#BDE972
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#618D16
Analogous#16258D, #7E168D
Triadic#8D4216, #168D42
Split complementary#8D7E16, #258D16
Tetradic#8D1625, #618D16, #168D7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G22
B141
Red66 (25.9%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue262.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.01%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 16 · B 8D
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