#420DC9 Color

#420DC9 is rgb(66, 13, 201) in RGB, hsl(257, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 10.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#420DC9

HEX#420DC9

RGBrgb(66, 13, 201)

HSLhsl(257, 88%, 42%)

HSVhsv(257, 94%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.243 279.9)

LABlab(26.85% 56.96 -85.58)

LCHlch(26.85% 102.80 303.64)

What #420DC9 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 #420DC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 10.39 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.1 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 14.47 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.76 Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 16.77 Duke Blue#00009CΔE 16.85

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

#420DC9 Channel Values

How #420DC9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 66 · G 13 · B 201	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 257° · S 88% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 257° · S 94% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 67% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.85:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #420DC9 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 text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #420DC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #420DC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #420DC9

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #420DC9.

How #420DC9 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#420DC9

Protanopia#1D1DC9

Protanomaly#3018C9

Deuteranopia#2727C9

Deuteranomaly#341FC9

Tritanopia#004E4E

Tritanomaly#1A3E90

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #420DC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-420dc9: #420DC9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #420DC9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-420dc9': '#420DC9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.051, blue: 0.788)

Android XML<color name="color_420dc9">#420DC9</color>

SVG fillfill="#420DC9"

More Purple Colors

#420DC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#420DC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #420DC9?

#420DC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(66, 13, 201) in RGB and hsl(257, 88%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.39.

What is the RGB value of #420DC9?

#420DC9 is rgb(66, 13, 201) — red 66, green 13, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #420DC9?

#420DC9 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #420DC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #420DC9 scores 9.85:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #420DC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #420DC9 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 10.39, which is visibly different.

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