#42526b

Color #42526b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42526b

RGB

rgb(66, 82, 107)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 23.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 38.3%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(34.51, 0.66, -16.4)

LCH

lch(34.51, 16.41, 272.3)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0462, 259.15)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 25.9%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b5b42

Analogous

#42666b

#42526b

#46426b

Triadic

#42526b

#6b4252

#526b42

Split-complementary

#42526b

#6b4642

#666b42

Tetradic

#42526b

#5b426b

#6b5b42

#526b42

Square

#42526b

#6b4266

#6b5b42

#426b46

Shades

Color #42526b mixed toward black.

#374459

#2c3747

#212935

#161b24

#0b0e12

Tints

Color #42526b mixed toward white.

#576d8e

#7489a9

#97a6bf

#b9c4d4

#dce1ea

Tones

Color #42526b mixed toward gray.

#455368

#495364

#4c5461

#50555d

#53565a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494a66 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#484764 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#436160 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42526b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42526b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#42526b (#42526b) is rgb(66, 82, 107) in RGB.

No, #42526b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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