#42425E#42425E

#42425E is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.047 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42425E
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 94)
HSL	hsl(240, 18%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(240, 30%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.06, 7.20, -16.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.06, 18.04, 293.50°)
OKLab	oklab(39.12% 0.0114 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(39.12% 0.047 284)
XYZ	xyz(6.2148, 5.8627, 11.3917)
Luminance	0.0586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42425E #5E5E42

analogous

#42505E #42425E #50425E

triadic

#42425E #5E4242 #425E42

tetradic

#42425E #5E4250 #5E5E42 #425E50

square

#42425E #5E4250 #5E5E42 #425E50

split-complementary

#42425E #5E5042 #505E42

monochromatic

#101016 #29293A #42425E #5B5B82 #7979A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.67

#42425E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#42425E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42425E

9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42425E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42425E	1.00	9.67	2.17	9.67
#FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A455F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39445D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B474C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42425e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.047 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77768b',
    500: '#42425e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42425e;
$custom-light: #77768b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42425e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 17.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39118,
    "c": 0.04716,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.05863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42425E

secondary

#8D8D6E

accent

#BA6EBA

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDF0

border

#C8C8CB

text

#08080C

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42425E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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