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#4206DB Color

#4206DB is rgb(66, 6, 219) in RGB, hsl(257, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 97%, 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 7.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4206DB
HEX#4206DB
RGBrgb(66, 6, 219)
HSLhsl(257, 95%, 44%)
HSVhsv(257, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 97%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.263 277.8)
LABlab(28.48% 61.88 -93.32)
LCHlch(28.48% 111.98 303.55)

What #4206DB 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 #4206DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.24Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 10.1Han Purple#5218FAΔE 10.35Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 15.28Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 16.5Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 16.62

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

#4206DB Channel Values

How #4206DB 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 6 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 95% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 97% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.21:1 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 #4206DB 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 text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4206DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4206DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4206DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4206DB
Complementary
#9EDB06
Analogous
#0634DB
Analogous
#AD06DB
Triadic
#DB4206
Triadic
#06DB42
Split comp.
#DBAD06
Split comp.
#34DB06

Tints & Shades of #4206DB

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

#5210F9
#6B33FA
#885BFB
#A583FC
#C2AAFD
#DBCDFE

Shades

#3905BD
#3204A4
#290386
#200368
#17024B
#0F0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4206DB.

How #4206DB 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#4206DB
Protanopia#1B1BDB
Protanomaly#2F14DB
Deuteranopia#2626DB
Deuteranomaly#331DDB
Tritanopia#005555
Tritanomaly#02429D
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4206DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4206db: #4206DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4206DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4206db': '#4206DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.024, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_4206db">#4206DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4206DB"

More Purple Colors

#4206DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#4206DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4206DB?

#4206DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(66, 6, 219) in RGB and hsl(257, 95%, 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 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #4206DB?

#4206DB is rgb(66, 6, 219) — red 66, green 6, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4206DB?

#4206DB converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 97%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4206DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4206DB scores 9.21:1 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 #4206DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4206DB 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 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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