#42496B#42496B

#42496B is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.058 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42496B
RGB	rgb(66, 73, 107)
HSL	hsl(230, 24%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(230, 38%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 6.45, -20.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 21.62, 287.36°)
OKLab	oklab(41.42% 0.0047 -0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(41.42% 0.058 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2824, 6.9846, 14.8715)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42496B #6B6442

analogous

#425E6B #42496B #50426B

triadic

#42496B #6B4249 #496B42

tetradic

#42496B #6B425E #6B6442 #426B50

square

#42496B #6B425E #6B6442 #426B50

split-complementary

#42496B #6B5042 #5E6B42

monochromatic

#13151F #2B2F45 #42496B #596391 #7A83AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#42496B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#42496B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42496B

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42496B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42496B	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4C6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B496A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42496b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 73, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.058 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787b95',
    500: '#42496b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42496b;
$custom-light: #787b95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42496b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.756,
    "s": 23.699,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41416,
    "c": 0.05768,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42496B

secondary

#999270

accent

#B168C0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF1

border

#C8C8CB

text

#09090D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42496B

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

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