#42628f

Color #42628f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.54 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42628f

RGB

rgb(66, 98, 143)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(41.02, 2.04, -28.36)

LCH

lch(41.02, 28.43, 274.11)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0818, 257)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 25.9%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6f42

Analogous

#42888f

#42628f

#49428f

Triadic

#42628f

#8f4262

#628f42

Split-complementary

#42628f

#8f4942

#888f42

Tetradic

#42628f

#6f428f

#8f6f42

#628f42

Square

#42628f

#8f4288

#8f6f42

#428f49

Shades

Color #42628f mixed toward black.

#375277

#2c415f

#213148

#162130

#0b1018

Tints

Color #42628f mixed toward white.

#537ab0

#7694c0

#98afcf

#bacadf

#dde4ef

Tones

Color #42628f mixed toward gray.

#486389

#4f6482

#55657c

#5c6675

#62676f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525286 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#504d84 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#447e7c · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42628f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42628f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#42628f (#42628f) is rgb(66, 98, 143) in RGB.

No, #42628f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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