#424d8a

Color #424d8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#424d8a

RGB

rgb(66, 77, 138)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(34.6, 13.83, -35.46)

LCH

lch(34.6, 38.06, 291.31)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.1008, 273.87)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7f42

Analogous

#42718a

#424d8a

#5b428a

Triadic

#424d8a

#8a424d

#4d8a42

Split-complementary

#424d8a

#8a5b42

#718a42

Tetradic

#424d8a

#7f428a

#8a7f42

#4d8a42

Square

#424d8a

#8a4271

#8a7f42

#428a5b

Shades

Color #424d8a mixed toward black.

#374073

#2c335c

#212745

#161a2e

#0b0d17

Tints

Color #424d8a mixed toward white.

#5260ad

#7580bd

#97a0ce

#bac0de

#dcdfef

Tones

Color #424d8a mixed toward gray.

#485184

#4e557e

#545a78

#5a5e72

#60626c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47477f · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#46467c · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#437472 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424d8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#424d8a (#424d8a) is rgb(66, 77, 138) in RGB.

No, #424d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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