#425c9e

Color #425c9e

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#425c9e

RGB

rgb(66, 92, 158)

HSL

hsl(223, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(40.05, 10.93, -38.88)

LCH

lch(40.05, 40.39, 285.7)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1107, 266.17)

HWB

hwb(223, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e8442

Analogous

#428a9e

#425c9e

#56429e

Triadic

#425c9e

#9e425c

#5c9e42

Split-complementary

#425c9e

#9e5642

#8a9e42

Tetradic

#425c9e

#84429e

#9e8442

#5c9e42

Square

#425c9e

#9e428a

#9e8442

#429e56

Shades

Color #425c9e mixed toward black.

#374d84

#2c3d69

#212e4f

#161f35

#0b0f1a

Tints

Color #425c9e mixed toward white.

#5773b9

#788fc7

#9aabd5

#bcc7e3

#dde3f1

Tones

Color #425c9e mixed toward gray.

#4a5f96

#51638f

#596687

#61697f

#686d78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f91 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#4d4b8e · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#448684 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #425c9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#425c9e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#425c9e (#425c9e) is rgb(66, 92, 158) in RGB.

No, #425c9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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