What color is #420C80?

#420C80 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo Static. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #420C80?

The RGB value is 66, 12, 128: 66 red, 12 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #420C80?

The complementary color is #4A800C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #420C80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#420C80 color

#420C80 rgb(66, 12, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #420C80 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 4.7% green and 50.2% blue (66, 12, 128).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 83% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indigo Static (#4B0183), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#420C80 color codes

HEX	`#420C80`
RGB	`rgb(66, 12, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 4.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 83%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 91%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 91%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.96, 47.06, -52.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.96, 70.82, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.273, 2.98, 20.662)`
Decimal	`4328576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #420C80, 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 #420C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#420C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #420C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #420c80; }
.text { color: #420c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #420c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 12 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #420c80, #7c0c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #420C80?: #420C80 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo Static. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #420C80?: The RGB value is 66, 12, 128: 66 red, 12 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #420C80?: The complementary color is #4A800C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #420C80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.