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#42299D

#42299d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#42299d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 16.08% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.96% cyan, 73.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 252.93°, with 58.59% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #42299d
  2. #849d29

Split complementary

  1. #42299d
  2. #9d7c29
  3. #4a9d29

Analogous

  1. #294a9d
  2. #42299d
  3. #7c299d

Triadic

  1. #42299d
  2. #9d4229
  3. #299d42

Tetradic

  1. #42299d
  2. #9d2984
  3. #849d29
  4. #299d42

Square

  1. #42299d
  2. #9d294a
  3. #849d29
  4. #299d7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0924
  2. #281960
  3. #42299d
  4. #6244ce
  5. #9581de

Shades

#42299d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42299d
  2. #3b258d
  3. #35217e
  4. #2e1d6e
  5. #28195e
  6. #21154f
  7. #1a103f
  8. #140c2f
  9. #0d081f
  10. #070410
  11. #000000

Tints

#42299d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42299d
  2. #553ea7
  3. #6854b1
  4. #7b69ba
  5. #8e7fc4
  6. #a194ce
  7. #b3a9d8
  8. #c6bfe2
  9. #d9d4eb
  10. #eceaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42299d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42299d
  2. #48329a
  3. #4e3a97
  4. #554394
  5. #5b4c91
  6. #61558f
  7. #675d8c
  8. #6d6689
  9. #746f86
  10. #7a7783
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #134960 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003b9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00369c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42299d {
  color: #42299d;
}
Background
.bg-42299d {
  background-color: #42299d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42299d {
  border: 2px solid #42299d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42299d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 41 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 59% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42299d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42299d, #7c299d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42299d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 41 157 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.67 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #bdd662 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#42299d  rgb(66, 41, 157)  hsl(253, 59%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#849d29  rgb(132, 157, 41)  hsl(73, 59%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#9d4229  rgb(157, 66, 41)  hsl(13, 59%, 39%)  Chestnut
#299d42  rgb(41, 157, 66)  hsl(133, 59%, 39%)  Shamrock Green