#42496D#42496D

#42496D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.061 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42496D
RGB	rgb(66, 73, 109)
HSL	hsl(230, 25%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(230, 39%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 33%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.87, 7.06, -21.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.87, 22.86, 288.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.52% 0.0053 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(41.52% 0.061 275)
XYZ	xyz(7.3888, 7.0272, 15.4321)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42496D #6D6642

analogous

#425F6D #42496D #51426D

triadic

#42496D #6D4249 #496D42

tetradic

#42496D #6D425F #6D6642 #426D51

square

#42496D #6D425F #6D6642 #426D51

split-complementary

#42496D #6D5142 #5F6D42

monochromatic

#141621 #2B2F47 #42496D #596393 #7B83AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#42496D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#42496D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42496D

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42496D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42496D	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D4D6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A496C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42496d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 73, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.061 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787b97',
    500: '#42496d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42496d;
$custom-light: #787b97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42496d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.233,
    "s": 24.571,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41523,
    "c": 0.06092,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.07027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42496D

secondary

#9A9470

accent

#B267C1

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEDF2

border

#C8C8CC

text

#09090D

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42496D

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

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