#42499f

Color #42499f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42499f

RGB

rgb(66, 73, 159)

HSL

hsl(235.5, 41.3%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.5, 58.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(34.85, 23.61, -47.8)

LCH

lch(34.85, 53.31, 296.29)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.1376, 275.84)

HWB

hwb(235.5, 25.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9842

Analogous

#42779f

#42499f

#69429f

Triadic

#42499f

#9f4249

#499f42

Split-complementary

#42499f

#9f6942

#779f42

Tetradic

#42499f

#98429f

#9f9842

#499f42

Square

#42499f

#9f4277

#9f9842

#429f69

Shades

Color #42499f mixed toward black.

#373d84

#2c316a

#21244f

#161835

#0b0c1a

Tints

Color #42499f mixed toward white.

#575fb9

#797fc7

#9a9fd5

#bcbfe3

#dddff1

Tones

Color #42499f mixed toward gray.

#4a5097

#51568f

#595d88

#616380

#696a78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.69:1

White text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454590 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#45448c · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#42837f · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42499f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42499f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#42499f (#42499f) is rgb(66, 73, 159) in RGB.

No, #42499f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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