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#4204DC Color

#4204DC is rgb(66, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(257, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 98%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4204DC
HEX#4204DC
RGBrgb(66, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(257, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(257, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.265 277.7)
LABlab(28.48% 62.42 -93.89)
LCHlch(28.48% 112.75 303.61)

What #4204DC 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 #4204DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.44Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 9.51Han Purple#5218FAΔE 9.75Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 14.68Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 15.89Ultramarine#3F00FFΔE 15.96

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

#4204DC Channel Values

How #4204DC 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 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.2:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4204DC 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 text9.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4204DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4204DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4204DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4204DC
Complementary
#9FDC04
Analogous
#0433DC
Analogous
#AD04DC
Triadic
#DC4204
Triadic
#04DC42
Split comp.
#DCAD04
Split comp.
#33DC04

Tints & Shades of #4204DC

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

#520FFA
#6B32FB
#885AFC
#A582FC
#C2AAFD
#DBCDFE

Shades

#3904BE
#3103A5
#280387
#1F0269
#16024B
#0F0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4204DC.

How #4204DC 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#4204DC
Protanopia#1A1ADC
Protanomaly#2F13DC
Deuteranopia#2525DC
Deuteranomaly#331CDC
Tritanopia#005555
Tritanomaly#00429E
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4204DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4204dc: #4204DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4204DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4204dc': '#4204DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4204dc">#4204DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4204DC"

More Purple Colors

#4204DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4204DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4204DC?

#4204DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(66, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(257, 96%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #4204DC?

#4204DC is rgb(66, 4, 220) — red 66, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4204DC?

#4204DC converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4204DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4204DC scores 9.2:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4204DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4204DC 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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