#42178B Hex color

#42178B

The hexadecimal color code #42178B corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 23, 139 ). It's a shade of Purple. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,09 level) and blue (at 0,55 level). Its brightness is 31% and its saturation is 71%. It is composed of red at 28%, green at 10% and blue at 60%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

262
71
31
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #42178B
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 23 , 139)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 9.0% , 54.5% )
HSLhsl( 262 , 71% , 31% )
Complementary
Color
#BDE874


Variations of #42178B

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42178B is the color #ECE7F3

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #06020D.

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Other Shades of Purple

Examples of other colors within the Purple spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BDE874 is the color exactly opposite to #42178B on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42178B

Triadic palette



Uses of #42178B in CSS

When using #42178B as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42178B as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#42178B as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42178B;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42178B;  }

Border

#42178B colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42178B;  }

Shadow

#42178B shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42178B; }

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