#42429d

Color #42429d

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#42429d

RGB

rgb(66, 66, 157)

HSL

hsl(240, 40.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 58%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(32.89, 27.47, -49.77)

LCH

lch(32.89, 56.85, 298.9)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.1443, 278.49)

HWB

hwb(240, 25.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9d42

Analogous

#426f9d

#42429d

#6f429d

Triadic

#42429d

#9d4242

#429d42

Split-complementary

#42429d

#9d6f42

#6f9d42

Tetradic

#42429d

#9d429d

#9d9d42

#429d42

Square

#42429d

#9d426f

#9d9d42

#429d6f

Shades

Color #42429d mixed toward black.

#373783

#2c2c69

#21214e

#161634

#0b0b1a

Tints

Color #42429d mixed toward white.

#5757b8

#7878c6

#9a9ad5

#bcbce3

#ddddf1

Tones

Color #42429d mixed toward gray.

#4a4a95

#51518e

#595986

#60607f

#686877

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42428e · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#42428a · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#42807c · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42429d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42429d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#42429d (#42429d) is rgb(66, 66, 157) in RGB.

No, #42429d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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