Palettes / Colors / #42116A

#42116A — Deep Purple

#42116A is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #42116A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#42116A is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #396911; it also sits naturally between #161169 and #691165. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #42116A

.text { color: #42116A; }
.background { background-color: #42116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42116A

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Tones of #42116A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #396911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42116A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #42116A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #42116A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #421169  ·  #42116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #42116A?

#42116A is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 66, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42116A?

#42116A is RGB 66, 17, 106 — HSL 273°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 38%, 84%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #42116A?

Its complement is #396911; analogous partners are #161169 and #691165. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42116A for text?

White text on #42116A has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.52:1.