#42497c

Color #42497c

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42497c

RGB

rgb(66, 73, 124)

HSL

hsl(232.8, 30.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.8, 46.8%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(32.65, 11.82, -29.91)

LCH

lch(32.65, 32.16, 291.56)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0849, 276.22)

HWB

hwb(232.8, 25.9%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c7542

Analogous

#42667c

#42497c

#58427c

Triadic

#42497c

#7c4249

#497c42

Split-complementary

#42497c

#7c5842

#667c42

Tetradic

#42497c

#75427c

#7c7542

#497c42

Square

#42497c

#7c4266

#7c7542

#427c58

Shades

Color #42497c mixed toward black.

#373d67

#2c3153

#21253e

#161829

#0b0c15

Tints

Color #42497c mixed toward white.

#555e9f

#747cb5

#979dc7

#b9bdda

#dcdeec

Tones

Color #42497c mixed toward gray.

#474d77

#4c5072

#51546e

#555869

#5a5b64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454572 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#454470 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#426a68 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42497c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42497c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#42497c (#42497c) is rgb(66, 73, 124) in RGB.

No, #42497c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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