Recognised as Colour

#42609B

#42609B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#42609B is a blue with RGB values 66, 96, 155 and HSL 220°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#42609B#42609B

HEX#42609B

RGBrgb(66, 96, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3765, 0.6078

RGB percentages25.9%, 37.6%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(219.8, 40.3%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 57.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK57.4%, 38.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,350,107

CSS custom property--colour: #42609B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#BD9F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48659Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D5D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#036D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B7D42

Analogous#428D9B, #51429B

Triadic#9B4260, #609B42

Split complementary#9B5142, #8C9B42

Tetradic#9B428C, #9B7D42, #429B51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3CFE6

Lighter +30%#A0B2D6

Lighter +20%#7C95C7

Lighter +10%#5878B8

Darker −10%#334A77

Darker −20%#243453

Darker −30%#141E30

Darker −40%#05070C

More saturated +25%#2657B7

Less saturated −25%#5E697F

Channel breakdown

R66

G96

B155

Red66 (25.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue219.78°

Saturation (HSL)40.27%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 60 · B 9B

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Colour values

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