Colour

#424C62

#424C62
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#424C62 is a blue with RGB values 66, 76, 98 and HSL 221°, 20%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#424C62#424C62

HEX#424C62

RGBrgb(66, 76, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.298, 0.3843

RGB percentages25.9%, 29.8%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(221.3, 19.5%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 32.7%, 38.4%)

CMYK32.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,344,930

CSS custom property--colour: #424C62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#BDB39D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454D63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#424B61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#395053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 25.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#625842

Analogous#425C62, #484262

Triadic#62424C, #4C6242

Split complementary#624842, #5C6242

Tetradic#62425C, #625842, #426248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AAB3C6

Lighter +30%#8C97B1

Lighter +20%#6D7C9D

Lighter +10%#576480

Darker −10%#2D3444

Darker −20%#191D25

Darker −30%#040507

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D4476

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R66

G76

B98

Red66 (25.9%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)19.51%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 4C · B 62

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