#42809e

Color #42809e

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42809e

RGB

rgb(66, 128, 158)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.2%, 19%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(50.76, -10.91, -22.12)

LCH

lch(50.76, 24.66, 243.75)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.079, 231.37)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e6042

Analogous

#429e8e

#42809e

#42529e

Triadic

#42809e

#9e4280

#809e42

Split-complementary

#42809e

#9e4252

#9e8e42

Tetradic

#42809e

#60429e

#9e6042

#809e42

Square

#42809e

#8e429e

#9e6042

#529e42

Shades

Color #42809e mixed toward black.

#376b84

#2c5569

#21404f

#162b35

#0b151a

Tints

Color #42809e mixed toward white.

#5799b9

#78adc7

#9ac2d5

#bcd6e3

#ddebf1

Tones

Color #42809e mixed toward gray.

#4a7d96

#517b8f

#597887

#61757f

#687378

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636397 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5a96 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#479291 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42809e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42809e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#42809e (#42809e) is rgb(66, 128, 158) in RGB.

No, #42809e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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