Colour

#424E6B

#424E6B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#424E6B is a blue with RGB values 66, 78, 107 and HSL 222°, 24%, 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

#424E6B#424E6B

HEX#424E6B

RGBrgb(66, 78, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3059, 0.4196

RGB percentages25.9%, 30.6%, 42%

HSLhsl(222.4, 23.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 38.3%, 42%)

CMYK38.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,345,451

CSS custom property--colour: #424E6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#BDB194

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44506Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#414D6Ano 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 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B5F42

Analogous#42626B, #4B426B

Triadic#6B424E, #4E6B42

Split complementary#6B4B42, #636B42

Tetradic#6B4262, #6B5F42, #426B4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB6CC

Lighter +30%#8D9AB9

Lighter +20%#6E7EA5

Lighter +10%#55658B

Darker −10%#2F374B

Darker −20%#1B202C

Darker −30%#08090C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C4581

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R66

G78

B107

Red66 (25.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue222.44°

Saturation (HSL)23.7%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 4E · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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