#424459

Color #424459

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-700 #364153 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#424459

RGB

rgb(66, 68, 89)

HSL

hsl(234.8, 14.8%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.8, 25.8%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(29.45, 4.48, -12.74)

LCH

lch(29.45, 13.5, 289.37)

OKLCH

oklch(39.3%, 0.0356, 280.36)

HWB

hwb(234.8, 25.9%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595742

Analogous

#425059

#424459

#4c4259

Triadic

#424459

#594244

#445942

Split-complementary

#424459

#594c42

#505942

Tetradic

#424459

#574259

#595742

#445942

Square

#424459

#594250

#595742

#42594c

Shades

Color #424459 mixed toward black.

#37394a

#2c2d3b

#21222c

#16171e

#0b0b0f

Tints

Color #424459 mixed toward white.

#5b5e7b

#777a9a

#999bb3

#bbbdcd

#dddee6

Tones

Color #424459 mixed toward gray.

#444657

#464755

#484953

#4a4a51

#4c4c4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434354 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#434353 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#425150 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424459;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424459]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#424459 (#424459) is rgb(66, 68, 89) in RGB.

No, #424459 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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