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Colour

#42629C

  • #42629C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#42629C is a blue with RGB values 66, 98, 156 and HSL 219°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#42629C#42629C
HEX#42629C
RGBrgb(66, 98, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3843, 0.6118
RGB percentages25.9%, 38.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(218.7, 40.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 57.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK57.7%, 37.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,350,620
CSS custom property--colour: #42629C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#BD9D63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A679Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7C42
Analogous#428F9C, #4F429C
Triadic#9C4262, #629C42
Split complementary#9C4F42, #8F9C42
Tetradic#9C428F, #9C7C42, #429C4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D0E6
Lighter +30%#A0B4D7
Lighter +20%#7C97C8
Lighter +10%#587BB9
Darker −10%#334B78
Darker −20%#243554
Darker −30%#151E30
Darker −40%#05080D
More saturated +25%#265AB8
Less saturated −25%#5E6A80

Channel breakdown

R66
G98
B156
Red66 (25.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue218.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 62 · B 9C

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