#424c79

Color #424c79

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#424c79

RGB

rgb(66, 76, 121)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 29.4%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 45.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(33.37, 8.88, -26.92)

LCH

lch(33.37, 28.35, 288.26)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.0758, 273.33)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 25.9%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#796f42

Analogous

#426879

#424c79

#544279

Triadic

#424c79

#79424c

#4c7942

Split-complementary

#424c79

#795442

#687942

Tetradic

#424c79

#6f4279

#796f42

#4c7942

Square

#424c79

#794268

#796f42

#427954

Shades

Color #424c79 mixed toward black.

#373f65

#2c3351

#21263d

#161928

#0b0d14

Tints

Color #424c79 mixed toward white.

#55629c

#747fb3

#979fc6

#b9bfd9

#dcdfec

Tones

Color #424c79 mixed toward gray.

#474f75

#4b5270

#50556b

#545867

#595b62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474770 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#46456e · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#436867 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424c79]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#424c79 (#424c79) is rgb(66, 76, 121) in RGB.

No, #424c79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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