Palettes / Colors / #42147B

#42147B — Purple

#42147B is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

#42147B 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 #4D7B14; it also sits naturally between #14197B and #76147B. 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 8% · Blue 48%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 52%

Previews

CSS code for #42147B

.text { color: #42147B; }
.background { background-color: #42147B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42147B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 20, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 72%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42147B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 20, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42147B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 20, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42147B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42147B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42147B

Tints of #42147B

Tones of #42147B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D7B14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42147B: #FFFFFF.

How #42147B 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 #42147B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #42147B?

#42147B is Purple, a purple color (RGB 66, 20, 123). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42147B?

#42147B is RGB 66, 20, 123 — HSL 267°, 72%, 28% — CMYK 46%, 84%, 0%, 52%.

What colors go with #42147B?

Its complement is #4D7B14; analogous partners are #14197B and #76147B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42147B for text?

White text on #42147B has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.62:1.