Information about #42029C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#42029C is a pure, full-strength blue-purple violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of RRAGZ (#460C9D). Slightly further away sit Strong Blue Violet (#3F00A8) and Strong Violet (#5400A8).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(66, 2, 156)), which gives #42029C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42029C: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#42029C color variations
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#42029C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42029C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42029C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42029C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42029C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42029C color
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Nearest named colors to #42029C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#460C9D
#3F00A8
#5400A8
#2A00A8
#4B0082
#5B0A91
#391285
#4F1E9E
#4B1D8F
#3A18B1
#6004A8
#2A128A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42029C
- RGB66, 2, 156
- CMYK35, 60, 0, 39
- CSSrgb(66, 2, 156)
- HSL265°, 97%, 31%
- HSL Precise264.935°, 97.468%, 30.98%
- HSV265°, 99%, 61%
- HSB265°, 99%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.008, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.008, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.008, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42029C
- DECIMAL ID4326044
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
