#42668a

Color #42668a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.55 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#42668a

RGB

rgb(66, 102, 138)

HSL

hsl(210, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(41.99, -2.07, -23.84)

LCH

lch(41.99, 23.93, 265.04)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0712, 249.45)

HWB

hwb(210, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6642

Analogous

#428a8a

#42668a

#42428a

Triadic

#42668a

#8a4266

#668a42

Split-complementary

#42668a

#8a4242

#8a8a42

Tetradic

#42668a

#66428a

#8a6642

#668a42

Square

#42668a

#8a428a

#8a6642

#428a42

Shades

Color #42668a mixed toward black.

#375573

#2c445c

#213345

#16222e

#0b1117

Tints

Color #42668a mixed toward white.

#5280ad

#7599bd

#97b3ce

#baccde

#dce6ef

Tones

Color #42668a mixed toward gray.

#486684

#4e667e

#546678

#5a6672

#60666c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545482 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#524f81 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#447c7b · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42668a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42668a]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#42668a (#42668a) is rgb(66, 102, 138) in RGB.

No, #42668a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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