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#42288C

#42288c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#42288c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 15.69% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.86% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 255.6°, with 55.56% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.0457

Complementary

  1. #42288c
  2. #728c28

Split complementary

  1. #42288c
  2. #8c7428
  3. #408c28

Analogous

  1. #28408c
  2. #42288c
  3. #74288c

Triadic

  1. #42288c
  2. #8c4228
  3. #288c42

Tetradic

  1. #42288c
  2. #8c2872
  3. #728c28
  4. #288c42

Square

  1. #42288c
  2. #8c2840
  3. #728c28
  4. #288c74

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0615
  2. #261750
  3. #42288c
  4. #5e3ac7
  5. #8f75d8

Shades

#42288c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42288c
  2. #3b247e
  3. #352070
  4. #2e1c62
  5. #281854
  6. #211446
  7. #1a1038
  8. #140c2a
  9. #0d081c
  10. #07040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#42288c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42288c
  2. #553e98
  3. #6853a3
  4. #7b69af
  5. #8e7eba
  6. #a194c6
  7. #b3a9d1
  8. #c6bfdd
  9. #d9d4e8
  10. #eceaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42288c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42288c
  2. #48318b
  3. #4e3a8a
  4. #554288
  5. #5b4b87
  6. #615486
  7. #675d85
  8. #6d6684
  9. #746e82
  10. #7a7781
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274257 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #16378e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #18338b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42288c {
  color: #42288c;
}
Background
.bg-42288c {
  background-color: #42288c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42288c {
  border: 2px solid #42288c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42288c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 40 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 56% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42288c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42288c, #74288c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42288c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 40 140 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.62 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.94 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.36 #bdd773 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#42288c  rgb(66, 40, 140)  hsl(256, 56%, 35%)  Persian Indigo
#728c28  rgb(114, 140, 40)  hsl(76, 56%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#8c4228  rgb(140, 66, 40)  hsl(16, 56%, 35%)  Chestnut
#288c42  rgb(40, 140, 66)  hsl(136, 56%, 35%)  Sea Green