What color is #4204C3?

#4204C3 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4204C3?

The RGB value is 66, 4, 195: 66 red, 4 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4204C3?

The complementary color is #85C304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4204C3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4204C3 color

#4204C3 rgb(66, 4, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4204C3 is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 1.6% green and 76.5% blue (66, 4, 195).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 96% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Busty Blue (#3300CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#4204C3 color codes

HEX	`#4204C3`
RGB	`rgb(66, 4, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 1.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 96%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 98%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 98%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 65.35, -81.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 104.65, 308.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.137, 5.184, 51.98)`
Decimal	`4326595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4204C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4204C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4204C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4204C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4204c3; }
.text { color: #4204c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4204c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 4 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4204c3, #a204c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4204C3?: #4204C3 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4204C3?: The RGB value is 66, 4, 195: 66 red, 4 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4204C3?: The complementary color is #85C304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4204C3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.