#42357e

Color #42357e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42357e

RGB

rgb(66, 53, 126)

HSL

hsl(250.7, 40.8%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.7, 57.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.6%, 57.9%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(27.33, 25.64, -39.66)

LCH

lch(27.33, 47.23, 302.88)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.1187, 287.66)

HWB

hwb(250.7, 20.8%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717e35

Analogous

#354c7e

#42357e

#67357e

Triadic

#42357e

#7e4235

#357e42

Split-complementary

#42357e

#7e6735

#4c7e35

Tetradic

#42357e

#7e3571

#717e35

#357e42

Square

#42357e

#7e354c

#717e35

#357e67

Shades

Color #42357e mixed toward black.

#372c69

#2c2354

#211a3f

#16122a

#0b0915

Tints

Color #42357e mixed toward white.

#5645a5

#7464be

#978ace

#b9b1de

#dcd8ef

Tones

Color #42357e mixed toward gray.

#463b78

#4a4172

#4e476c

#524d66

#565360

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.04:1

White text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d72 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#3d3e6e · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#416664 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 23.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42357e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42357e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#42357e (#42357e) is rgb(66, 53, 126) in RGB.

No, #42357e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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