Colour

#424E6A

#424E6A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#424E6A is a blue with RGB values 66, 78, 106 and HSL 222°, 23%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#424E6A#424E6A

HEX#424E6A

RGBrgb(66, 78, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3059, 0.4157

RGB percentages25.9%, 30.6%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(222, 23.3%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 37.7%, 41.6%)

CMYK37.7%, 26.4%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,345,450

CSS custom property--colour: #424E6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#BDB195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45506Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#414D69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#365458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A5E42

Analogous#42626A, #4A426A

Triadic#6A424E, #4E6A42

Split complementary#6A4A42, #626A42

Tetradic#6A4262, #6A5E42, #426A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACB6CC

Lighter +30%#8D9AB8

Lighter +20%#6E7EA4

Lighter +10%#566589

Darker −10%#2E374B

Darker −20%#1B202B

Darker −30%#07090C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D4580

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R66

G78

B106

Red66 (25.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)23.26%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 4E · B 6A

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Colour values

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