Palettes / Colors / #422CED

#422CED — Vivid Blue

#422CED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #422CED 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.

#422CED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #D6ED2C; it also sits naturally between #2C76ED and #A32CED. 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 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #422CED

.text { color: #422CED; }
.background { background-color: #422CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #422CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 44, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #422CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 44, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #422CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 44, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#422CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#422CED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #422CED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6ED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #422CED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #422CED

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 #422CED 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 #422CED 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

← #422CEC  ·  #422CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #422CED?

#422CED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 66, 44, 237). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #422CED?

#422CED is RGB 66, 44, 237 — HSL 247°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 72%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #422CED?

Its complement is #D6ED2C; analogous partners are #2C76ED and #A32CED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #422CED for text?

White text on #422CED has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.81:1.