#424B8A#424B8A
#424B8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.104 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #424B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 75, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 35%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 52%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.03, 15.14, -36.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.03, 39.38, 292.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.7% 0.0093 -0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.7% 0.104 275.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3488, 8.0248, 25.0961) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 2.91
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.77
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.81
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.64
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#424B8A #8A8142
analogous
#426F8A #424B8A #5D428A
triadic
#424B8A #8A424B #4B8A42
tetradic
#424B8A #8A426F #8A8142 #428A5D
square
#424B8A #8A426F #8A8142 #428A5D
split-complementary
#424B8A #8A5D42 #6F8A42
monochromatic
#1A1E37 #2E3561 #424B8A #5964B0 #838BC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#424B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#424B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #424B8A
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##424B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##424B8A | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.61 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#31538C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#294D89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#245864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #424b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 75, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.104 275.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b7dac',
500: '#424b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #424b8a; $custom-light: #7b7dac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#424b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 75,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.5,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43704,
"c": 0.10366,
"h": 275.1
},
"luminance": 0.08025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#424B8A
secondary
#AEA879
accent
#BD5CCB
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EEEEF4
border
#C9C9CE
text
#0A0910
muted
#7C7B7F