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Colour

#424D7C

  • #424D7C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#424D7C is a blue with RGB values 66, 77, 124 and HSL 229°, 31%, 37%. 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

#424D7C#424D7C
HEX#424D7C
RGBrgb(66, 77, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.302, 0.4863
RGB percentages25.9%, 30.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(228.6, 30.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 46.8%, 48.6%)
CMYK46.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,345,212
CSS custom property--colour: #424D7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#BDB283

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C527Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#374D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2D575Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C7142
Analogous#426A7C, #54427C
Triadic#7C424D, #4D7C42
Split complementary#7C5442, #6A7C42
Tetradic#7C426A, #7C7142, #427C54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BAD7
Lighter +30%#929CC5
Lighter +20%#717DB3
Lighter +10%#54629D
Darker −10%#30385B
Darker −20%#1F2439
Darker −30%#0D0F18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A3E94
Less saturated −25%#5A5C64

Channel breakdown

R66
G77
B124
Red66 (25.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue228.62°
Saturation (HSL)30.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 4D · B 7C

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