#42468C#42468C

#42468C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.114 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42468C
RGB	rgb(66, 70, 140)
HSL	hsl(237, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(237, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 50%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 19.10, -39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 43.97, 295.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% 0.0158 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.114 278)
XYZ	xyz(9.1691, 7.4315, 25.7571)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42468C #8C8842

analogous

#426B8C #42468C #63428C

triadic

#42468C #8C4246 #468C42

tetradic

#42468C #8C426B #8C8842 #428C63

square

#42468C #8C426B #8C8842 #428C63

split-complementary

#42468C #8C6342 #6B8C42

monochromatic

#1B1C39 #2E3162 #42468C #5A5FB1 #8487C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#42468C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#42468C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42468C

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42468C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42468C	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26508F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42468c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 70, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.114 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c79ae',
    500: '#42468c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42468c;
$custom-light: #7c79ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42468c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.757,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42785,
    "c": 0.11391,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.07432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42468C

secondary

#B0AD7A

accent

#C65CCC

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42468C

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

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