#42238B Color

#42238B is rgb(66, 35, 139) in RGB and hsl(258, 60%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42238B

HEX#42238B

RGBrgb(66, 35, 139)

HSLhsl(258, 60%, 34%)

HSVhsv(258, 75%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.16 289.7)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 75%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42238B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42238B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42238B Complementary#6C8B23 Analogous#23378B Analogous#76238B Triadic#8B4223 Triadic#238B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42238B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#532CAF #673BCE #8460D7 #A389E1 #C0ADEB #DCD2F4

Shades

#3A1F7A #301966 #291556 #211145 #190D35 #100821

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