#42414e

Color #42414e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#42414e

RGB

rgb(66, 65, 78)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 9.1%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 16.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(28.08, 3.52, -7.67)

LCH

lch(28.08, 8.44, 294.65)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.022, 288.85)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 25.5%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4e41

Analogous

#41464e

#42414e

#48414e

Triadic

#42414e

#4e4241

#414e42

Split-complementary

#42414e

#4e4841

#464e41

Tetradic

#42414e

#4e414d

#4d4e41

#414e42

Square

#42414e

#4e4146

#4d4e41

#414e48

Shades

Color #42414e mixed toward black.

#373641

#2c2b34

#212027

#16161a

#0b0b0d

Tints

Color #42414e mixed toward white.

#5e5d6f

#7b7990

#9c9bac

#bdbcc7

#dedee3

Tones

Color #42414e mixed toward gray.

#43424d

#44434c

#45444b

#46454a

#464648

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42424b · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#42424a · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#424948 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42414e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42414e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#42414e (#42414e) is rgb(66, 65, 78) in RGB.

No, #42414e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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