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Colour

#42469E

  • #42469E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42469E is a blue with RGB values 66, 70, 158 and HSL 237°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#42469E#42469E
HEX#42469E
RGBrgb(66, 70, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2745, 0.6196
RGB percentages25.9%, 27.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(237.4, 41.1%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 58.2%, 62%)
CMYK58.2%, 55.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,343,454
CSS custom property--colour: #42469E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#BDB961

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0954A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#085A6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Midnight blue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E9A42
Analogous#42749E, #6C429E
Triadic#9E4246, #469E42
Split complementary#9E6C42, #749E42
Tetradic#9E4274, #9E9A42, #429E6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C7E7
Lighter +30%#A1A4D8
Lighter +20%#7D81C9
Lighter +10%#595DBA
Darker −10%#33367A
Darker −20%#242656
Darker −30%#151632
Darker −40%#06060E
More saturated +25%#262CBA
Less saturated −25%#5E6082

Channel breakdown

R66
G70
B158
Red66 (25.9%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue237.39°
Saturation (HSL)41.07%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 46 · B 9E

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