Information about #42166E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #42166E reads as a vivid, lively blue-purple violet and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Spring Purple (#381769). Nearby in the Register you will also find Royal Violet (#3F1979) and Purple Monster (#461B7E).
The recipe behind #42166E is rgb(66, 22, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#42166E color variations
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#42166E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42166E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42166E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42166E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42166E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42166E color
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Nearest named colors to #42166E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#381769
#3F1979
#461B7E
#382161
#490960
#32127A
#4F276D
#372561
#520E7D
#462C77
#3A2860
#33036B
#42166E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42166E
- RGB66, 22, 110
- CMYK17, 35, 0, 57
- CSSrgb(66, 22, 110)
- HSL270°, 67%, 26%
- HSL Precise270°, 66.667%, 25.882%
- HSV270°, 80%, 43%
- HSB270°, 80%, 43%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.086, 0.431)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.086, 0.431, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.086, 0.431)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42166E
- DECIMAL ID4331118
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
