#42485E#42485E

#42485E is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.038 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42485E
RGB	rgb(66, 72, 94)
HSL	hsl(227, 18%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(227, 30%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 3.28, -13.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 14.14, 283.40°)
OKLab	oklab(40.53% 0.0018 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(40.53% 0.038 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.5840, 6.6009, 11.5147)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42485E #5E5842

analogous

#42565E #42485E #4A425E

triadic

#42485E #5E4248 #485E42

tetradic

#42485E #5E4256 #5E5842 #425E4A

square

#42485E #5E4256 #5E5842 #425E4A

split-complementary

#42485E #5E4A42 #565E42

monochromatic

#101116 #292C3A #42485E #5B6482 #7982A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#42485E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#42485E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42485E

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42485E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42485E	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F485D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42485e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 72, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.038 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777a8b',
    500: '#42485e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42485e;
$custom-light: #777a8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42485e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 17.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40529,
    "c": 0.03789,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42485E

secondary

#8D876E

accent

#AA6EBA

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEDF0

border

#C8C8CB

text

#08090C

muted

#7B7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #42485E

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

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