Colour

#425F98

#425F98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#425F98 is a blue with RGB values 66, 95, 152 and HSL 220°, 39%, 43%. 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

#425F98#425F98

HEX#425F98

RGBrgb(66, 95, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3725, 0.5961

RGB percentages25.9%, 37.3%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(219.8, 39.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 56.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK56.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,349,848

CSS custom property--colour: #425F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#BDA067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48649Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D5C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0B6C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#987B42

Analogous#428A98, #504298

Triadic#98425F, #5F9842

Split complementary#985042, #8A9842

Tetradic#98428A, #987B42, #429850

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2CDE4

Lighter +30%#9EB1D5

Lighter +20%#7B94C5

Lighter +10%#5777B6

Darker −10%#334974

Darker −20%#233351

Darker −30%#141C2D

Darker −40%#04060A

More saturated +25%#2756B3

Less saturated −25%#5D687D

Channel breakdown

R66

G95

B152

Red66 (25.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue219.77°

Saturation (HSL)39.45%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 5F · B 98

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