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#422650 Color

#422650 is rgb(66, 38, 80) in RGB, hsl(280, 36%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), visibly different at ΔE 10.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#422650
HEX#422650
RGBrgb(66, 38, 80)
HSLhsl(280, 36%, 23%)
HSVhsv(280, 53%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(32.4% 0.079 313.5)
LABlab(20.39% 20.03 -20.70)
LCHlch(20.39% 28.80 314.06)

What #422650 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 #422650, 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.

#422650 Channel Values

How #422650 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 38 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 36% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 53% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.93:1 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 #422650 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 text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #422650

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #422650; 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 #422650

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #422650.

How #422650 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#422650
Protanopia#2C2C50
Protanomaly#362A50
Deuteranopia#313150
Deuteranomaly#392D50
Tritanopia#3D2E2E
Tritanomaly#3F2B3E
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #422650 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-422650: #422650;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #422650;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-422650': '#422650' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.149, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_422650">#422650</color>
SVG fillfill="#422650"

More Purple Colors

#422650 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#422650 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #422650?

#422650 is a dark purple — rgb(66, 38, 80) in RGB and hsl(280, 36%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.32.

What is the RGB value of #422650?

#422650 is rgb(66, 38, 80) — red 66, green 38, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #422650?

#422650 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #422650 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #422650 scores 12.93:1 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 #422650 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #422650 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 24.2, which is visibly different.

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