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#442FAC closest to Galactic Purple

#442FAC is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 18.4% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(68, 47, 172)). Its HSL value is 250° hue, 57% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #442FAC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.34:1.

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Variations of #442FAC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#442FAC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#442FAC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #442FAC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0042AA
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004BB0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0044AE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0042AA
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003EAB
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00516A
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #374093
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #474747
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #46426C

#442FAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.34:1 Very good#442FAC text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#442FAC text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#442FAC in CSS

/* Galactic Purple */
.color { color: #442FAC; }
.background { background-color: #442FAC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #442FAC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 47 172);
color: hsl(250 57% 43%);
color: oklch(0.416 0.187 282.2);

#442FAC FAQ

What color is #442FAC?

#442FAC is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #442FAC?

#442FAC is rgb(68, 47, 172) in RGB, hsl(250, 57%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 73%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #442FAC?

The complementary color of #442FAC is #97AC2F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #442FAC?

White text has the best contrast on #442FAC: 9.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #442FAC a warm or cool color?

#442FAC is a cool color.