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Recognised as Colour

#425F96

  • #425F96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#425F96 is a blue with RGB values 66, 95, 150 and HSL 219°, 39%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#425F96#425F96
HEX#425F96
RGBrgb(66, 95, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3725, 0.5882
RGB percentages25.9%, 37.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(219.3, 38.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 56%, 58.8%)
CMYK56%, 36.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,349,846
CSS custom property--colour: #425F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#BDA069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496498no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#106B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#967942
Analogous#428996, #4F4296
Triadic#96425F, #5F9642
Split complementary#964F42, #899642
Tetradic#964289, #967942, #42964F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1CDE4
Lighter +30%#9DB0D4
Lighter +20%#7A93C4
Lighter +10%#5677B5
Darker −10%#324973
Darker −20%#23324F
Darker −30%#131C2C
Darker −40%#040508
More saturated +25%#2757B1
Less saturated −25%#5D677B

Channel breakdown

R66
G95
B150
Red66 (25.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue219.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 5F · B 96

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