Information about #422881 color

#422881 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#422881 falls into the Violet Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 40, 129) — 25.9% red, 15.7% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 35 / 0 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#422881 is a pleasantly vivid violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Minsk (#3F307F). Slightly further away sit Spanish Violet (#4C2882) and Jeep Duck Purple (#432087).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 40, 129) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. #422881 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#422881 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#422881 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #422881

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Minsk color link
Minsk

#3F307F

Windsor color link
Windsor

#462C77

Blue Whale color link
Blue Whale

#342D7E

KSU Purple color link
KSU Purple

#512888

Regalia color link
Regalia

#522D80

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

Believe color link
Believe

#352F77

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#422881
  • RGB66, 40, 129
  • CMYK25, 35, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(66, 40, 129)
  • HSL258°, 53%, 33%
  • HSL Precise257.528°, 52.663%, 33.137%
  • HSV258°, 69%, 51%
  • HSB258°, 69%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.157, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.157, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.157, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID422881
  • DECIMAL ID4335745
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01