#42469E#42469E

#42469E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.140 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42469E
RGB	rgb(66, 70, 158)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 55.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 25.22, -48.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 54.74, 297.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.1% 0.0171 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(44.1% 0.14 277)
XYZ	xyz(10.6065, 8.0064, 33.3276)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42469E #9E9A42

analogous

#42749E #42469E #6C429E

triadic

#42469E #9E4246 #469E42

tetradic

#42469E #9E4274 #9E9A42 #429E6C

square

#42469E #9E4274 #9E9A42 #429E6C

split-complementary

#42469E #9E6C42 #749E42

monochromatic

#1E2048 #303373 #42469E #6064BD #8C8FCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#42469E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#42469E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42469E

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42469E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42469E	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0954A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#085A6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42469e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 70, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.140 277.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42469e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44099,
    "c": 0.14027,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.08007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42469E

secondary

#BAB782

accent

#CC57D1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42469E

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

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