#42469D#42469D

#42469D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.139 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42469D
RGB	rgb(66, 70, 157)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 55.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 24.88, -48.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 54.15, 297.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0171 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.139 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.5208, 7.9722, 32.8761)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42469D #9D9942

analogous

#42739D #42469D #6B429D

triadic

#42469D #9D4246 #469D42

tetradic

#42469D #9D4273 #9D9942 #429D6B

square

#42469D #9D4273 #9D9942 #429D6B

split-complementary

#42469D #9D6B42 #739D42

monochromatic

#1E2047 #303372 #42469D #6064BC #8B8ECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#42469D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#42469D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42469D

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42469D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42469D	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C54A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42469d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 70, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.139 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f79bb',
    500: '#42469d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42469d;
$custom-light: #7f79bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42469d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.363,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44022,
    "c": 0.13884,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42469D

secondary

#B9B782

accent

#CB57D1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42469D

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

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