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#421F65 Color

#421F65 is rgb(66, 31, 101) in RGB, hsl(270, 53%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 69%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), visibly different at ΔE 10.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#421F65
HEX#421F65
RGBrgb(66, 31, 101)
HSLhsl(270, 53%, 26%)
HSVhsv(270, 69%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 69%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(32.7% 0.119 303.4)
LABlab(19.98% 28.41 -35.27)
LCHlch(19.98% 45.29 308.85)

What #421F65 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 #421F65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#421F65 Channel Values

How #421F65 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 31 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 53% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 69% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13:1 vs white · 1.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #421F65 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 text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #421F65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #421F65; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #421F65

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

Shades

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How #421F65 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#421F65
Protanopia#272765
Protanomaly#342465
Deuteranopia#2E2E65
Deuteranomaly#372965
Tritanopia#382F2F
Tritanomaly#3C294A
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #421F65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-421f65: #421F65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #421F65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-421f65': '#421F65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.122, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_421f65">#421F65</color>
SVG fillfill="#421F65"

More Purple Colors

#421F65 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#421F65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #421F65?

#421F65 is a dark purple — rgb(66, 31, 101) in RGB and hsl(270, 53%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.3.

What is the RGB value of #421F65?

#421F65 is rgb(66, 31, 101) — red 66, green 31, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #421F65?

#421F65 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 69%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #421F65 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #421F65 scores 13:1 against white and 1.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #421F65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #421F65 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.53, which is visibly different.

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