#42485b

Color #42485b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class gray-700 #364153 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#42485b

RGB

rgb(66, 72, 91)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(30.76, 2.43, -12.02)

LCH

lch(30.76, 12.26, 281.43)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.033, 271.22)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 25.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5542

Analogous

#42555b

#42485b

#49425b

Triadic

#42485b

#5b4248

#485b42

Split-complementary

#42485b

#5b4942

#555b42

Tetradic

#42485b

#55425b

#5b5542

#485b42

Square

#42485b

#5b4255

#5b5542

#425b49

Shades

Color #42485b mixed toward black.

#373c4c

#2c303d

#21242e

#16181e

#0b0c0f

Tints

Color #42485b mixed toward white.

#5b637d

#77809c

#999fb5

#bbbfce

#dddfe6

Tones

Color #42485b mixed toward gray.

#444959

#464a57

#484b55

#4a4c53

#4c4d51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.31:1

White text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454557 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#444456 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#425353 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42485b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42485b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#42485b (#42485b) is rgb(66, 72, 91) in RGB.

No, #42485b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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