#424A72#424A72

#424A72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.068 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424A72
RGB	rgb(66, 74, 114)
HSL	hsl(230, 27%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(230, 42%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 7.96, -24.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 25.32, 288.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% 0.0053 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.068 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.7319, 7.2704, 16.9122)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424A72 #726A42

analogous

#426272 #424A72 #524272

triadic

#424A72 #72424A #4A7242

tetradic

#424A72 #724262 #726A42 #427252

square

#424A72 #724262 #726A42 #427252

split-complementary

#424A72 #725242 #627242

monochromatic

#151824 #2C314B #424A72 #586399 #7C85B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#424A72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#424A72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424A72

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424A72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424A72	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4E74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424a72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 74, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.068 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787c9a',
    500: '#424a72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424a72;
$custom-light: #787c9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424a72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42027,
    "c": 0.06752,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424A72

secondary

#9E9772

accent

#B365C3

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EDEEF2

border

#C8C9CC

text

#09090E

muted

#7B7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #424A72

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

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