Recognised as Colour

#42768D

#42768D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#42768D is a cyan with RGB values 66, 118, 141 and HSL 198°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#42768D#42768D

HEX#42768D

RGBrgb(66, 118, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4627, 0.5529

RGB percentages25.9%, 46.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(198.4, 36.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 53.2%, 55.3%)

CMYK53.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,355,725

CSS custom property--colour: #42768D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#BD8972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A748Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6C8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#147D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8 Teal · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D5942

Analogous#428D7E, #42518D

Triadic#8D4276, #768D42

Split complementary#8D4251, #8D7E42

Tetradic#7E428D, #8D5942, #518D42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCD4DF

Lighter +30%#99BFCF

Lighter +20%#76A9BF

Lighter +10%#5393AF

Darker −10%#32596A

Darker −20%#213C48

Darker −30%#111F25

Darker −40%#010202

More saturated +25%#2880A7

Less saturated −25%#5C6C73

Channel breakdown

R66

G118

B141

Red66 (25.9%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue198.4°

Saturation (HSL)36.23%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 76 · B 8D

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Colour values

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