#42249E Color

#42249E is rgb(66, 36, 158) in RGB and hsl(255, 63%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42249E

HEX#42249E

RGBrgb(66, 36, 158)

HSLhsl(255, 63%, 38%)

HSVhsv(255, 77%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.182 285.4)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 77%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42249E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42249E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42249E Complementary#7F9E24 Analogous#24429E Analogous#7F249E Triadic#9E4224 Triadic#249E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42249E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#522CC3 #6844D5 #8669DD #A18BE5 #BFB0ED #DAD1F5

Shades

#3A1F89 #311A74 #281660 #21124F #180D3A #100825

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