#42718a

Color #42718a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42718a

RGB

rgb(66, 113, 138)

HSL

hsl(200.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(45.36, -8.62, -18.64)

LCH

lch(45.36, 20.54, 245.18)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0648, 233.09)

HWB

hwb(200.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a5b42

Analogous

#428a7f

#42718a

#424d8a

Triadic

#42718a

#8a4271

#718a42

Split-complementary

#42718a

#8a424d

#8a7f42

Tetradic

#42718a

#5b428a

#8a5b42

#718a42

Square

#42718a

#7f428a

#8a5b42

#4d8a42

Shades

Color #42718a mixed toward black.

#375e73

#2c4b5c

#213945

#16262e

#0b1317

Tints

Color #42718a mixed toward white.

#528dad

#75a4bd

#97bbce

#bad2de

#dce8ef

Tones

Color #42718a mixed toward gray.

#486f84

#4e6d7e

#546c78

#5a6a72

#60686c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a84 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#575483 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#45807f · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42718a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42718a]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#42718a (#42718a) is rgb(66, 113, 138) in RGB.

No, #42718a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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