#42178C

#42178C

Color Values

HEX

#42178C

RGB

66, 23, 140

HSL

262.1, 71.8%, 32.0%

HSV

262.1, 83.6%, 54.9%

CMYK

52.9%, 83.6%, 0.0%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.3534 0.1735 291.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42178C

#618C17

Analogous

#17268C

#7D178C

#42178C

Triadic

#42178C

#8C4217

#178C42

Split Complementary

#42178C

#8C7D17

#268C17

Tetradic

#42178C

#8C1726

#618C17

#178C7D

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42178C

Protanopia

#2F2F70

Deuteranopia

#323569

Tritanopia

#405954

Achromatopsia

#292929

CSS Usage

background-color: #42178C;
color: #42178C;
border-color: #42178C;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 900 #4C1D95

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F3FC
100
#EAE2F8
200
#D5C2F5
300
#B696EE
400
#8F5DE4
500
#6724DB
600
#531DAF
700
#42178C
800
#34126E
900
#281150
950
#190B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

12.12:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.73:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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