#42426D#42426D

#42426D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.072 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42426D
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 109)
HSL	hsl(240, 25%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(240, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.81, 11.68, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.81, 27.56, 295.06°)
OKLab	oklab(39.94% 0.0157 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(39.94% 0.072 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9545, 6.1586, 15.2873)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42426D #6D6D42

analogous

#42586D #42426D #58426D

triadic

#42426D #6D4242 #426D42

tetradic

#42426D #6D4258 #6D6D42 #426D58

square

#42426D #6D4258 #6D6D42 #426D58

split-complementary

#42426D #6D5842 #586D42

monochromatic

#141421 #2B2B47 #42426D #595993 #7B7BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#42426D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#42426D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42426D

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42426D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42426D	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34486F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32456C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42426d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.072 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787697',
    500: '#42426d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42426d;
$custom-light: #787697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42426d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 24.571,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39937,
    "c": 0.07177,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42426D

secondary

#9A9A70

accent

#C167C1

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#09080D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42426D

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

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