#42427B

#42427B

Color Values

HEX

#42427B

RGB

66, 66, 123

HSL

240.0, 30.2%, 37.1%

HSV

240.0, 46.3%, 48.2%

CMYK

46.3%, 46.3%, 0.0%, 51.8%

OKLCH

0.408 0.0939 281.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42427B

#7B7B42

Analogous

#425F7B

#5F427B

#42427B

Triadic

#42427B

#7B4242

#427B42

Split Complementary

#42427B

#7B5F42

#5F7B42

Tetradic

#42427B

#7B425F

#7B7B42

#427B5F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42427B

Protanopia

#42426D

Deuteranopia

#42426A

Tritanopia

#426260

Achromatopsia

#464646

CSS Usage

background-color: #42427B;
color: #42427B;
border-color: #42427B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 950 #172554

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5F9
100
#E9E9F2
200
#D1D1E6
300
#AFAFD4
400
#8484BD
500
#5959A6
600
#474785
700
#39396A
800
#2C2C53
900
#23233E
950
#161627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.14:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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