#42779f

Color #42779f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42779f

RGB

rgb(66, 119, 159)

HSL

hsl(205.8, 41.3%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.8, 58.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(48.08, -5.39, -26.86)

LCH

lch(48.08, 27.4, 258.65)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.0846, 242.92)

HWB

hwb(205.8, 25.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f6a42

Analogous

#429f98

#42779f

#42499f

Triadic

#42779f

#9f4277

#779f42

Split-complementary

#42779f

#9f4249

#9f9842

Tetradic

#42779f

#6a429f

#9f6a42

#779f42

Square

#42779f

#98429f

#9f6a42

#499f42

Shades

Color #42779f mixed toward black.

#376384

#2c4f6a

#213b4f

#162835

#0b141a

Tints

Color #42779f mixed toward white.

#578fb9

#79a5c7

#9abcd5

#bcd2e3

#dde9f1

Tones

Color #42779f mixed toward gray.

#4a7697

#51758f

#597488

#617380

#697278

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e97 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#5a5694 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#468f8e · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42779f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42779f]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#42779f (#42779f) is rgb(66, 119, 159) in RGB.

No, #42779f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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