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#420075 Color

#420075 is rgb(66, 0, 117) in RGB, hsl(274, 100%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (#4B0082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#420075
HEX#420075
RGBrgb(66, 0, 117)
HSLhsl(274, 100%, 23%)
HSVhsv(274, 100%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(31.3% 0.166 301.1)
LABlab(16.94% 43.46 -50.61)
LCHlch(16.94% 66.71 310.66)

What #420075 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #420075, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo#4B0082ΔE 5.82Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 7.96Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.13KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.95Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 14.66Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 16.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#420075 Channel Values

How #420075 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 0 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 100% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 100% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.11:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #420075 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #420075 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #420075

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #420075; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#420075
Complementary
#337500
Analogous
#080075
Analogous
#75006D
Triadic
#754200
Triadic
#007542
Split comp.
#6D7500
Split comp.
#007508

Tints & Shades of #420075

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6200AD
#7F00E0
#9C1AFF
#B452FF
#CC8AFF
#E2BDFF

Shades

#3A0066
#34005C
#2B004D
#23003D
#1A002E
#140024

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #420075.

How #420075 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#420075
Protanopia#181875
Protanomaly#2E1175
Deuteranopia#242475
Deuteranomaly#331B75
Tritanopia#322929
Tritanomaly#391F52
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #420075 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-420075: #420075;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #420075;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-420075': '#420075' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.000, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_420075">#420075</color>
SVG fillfill="#420075"

More Purple Colors

#420075 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#420075 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #420075?

#420075 is a dark purple — rgb(66, 0, 117) in RGB and hsl(274, 100%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #420075?

#420075 is rgb(66, 0, 117) — red 66, green 0, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #420075?

#420075 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #420075 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #420075 scores 14.11:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #420075 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #420075 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 5.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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