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#422b66 color: Violet Indigo

#422b66 is rgb(66, 43, 102) in RGB and oklch(34.787% 0.10041 299.104) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

34.8%
0.100
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #422b66

#422b66 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.87:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #422b66 mixed with white

  1. 422b66
  2. 523f75
  3. 635284
  4. 756793
  5. 887ba2
  6. 9a90b2
  7. aea5c1
  8. c1bbd0
  9. d6d1e0
  10. eae8ef

Darker: #422b66 mixed with black

  1. 422b66
  2. 382458
  3. 2f1d4a
  4. 25163c
  5. 1c102f
  6. 140a23
  7. 0b0517
  8. 05020c
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #422b66 with less saturation

  1. 422b66
  2. 412d62
  3. 402f5e
  4. 3f3159
  5. 3e3355
  6. 3e3451
  7. 3d354c
  8. 3c3748
  9. 3b3843
  10. 3b393f

Questions about #422b66

What color is #422b66?

#422b66 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(66, 43, 102), in HSL hsl(263.39, 40.69%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.787% 0.10041 299.104).

What colors go well with #422b66?

The complementary color of #422b66 is #354000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25356e and #552353. The triadic partners are #5e2900 and #00473b.

Is white or black text more readable on #422b66?

White text reads better on #422b66: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #422b66 a warm or cool color?

#422b66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.1.