#424D8E#424D8E
#424D8E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.107 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #424D8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 77, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 37%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 54%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.84, 15.18, -37.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.84, 40.47, 292.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.4% 0.0075 -0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.4% 0.107 274) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7816, 8.4184, 26.6954) |
| Luminance | 0.0842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 2.98
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.91
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.06
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.64
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.09
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#424D8E #8E8342
analogous
#42738E #424D8E #5D428E
triadic
#424D8E #8E424D #4D8E42
tetradic
#424D8E #8E4273 #8E8342 #428E5D
square
#424D8E #8E4273 #8E8342 #428E5D
split-complementary
#424D8E #8E5D42 #738E42
monochromatic
#1B203A #2F3664 #424D8E #5B67B3 #848EC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.82
#424D8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#424D8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #424D8E
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##424D8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##424D8E | 1.00 | 7.82 | 2.68 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#315590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#294F8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#205B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #424d8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 77, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.107 274.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c7eaf',
500: '#424d8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #424d8e; $custom-light: #7c7eaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#424d8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 77,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.316,
"s": 36.538,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44396,
"c": 0.10689,
"h": 274
},
"luminance": 0.08419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#424D8E
secondary
#B1A97B
accent
#BC5BCD
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EEEEF4
border
#C9C9CE
text
#0A0A10
muted
#7C7C7F