#42529C#42529C

#42529C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.121 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42529C
RGB	rgb(66, 82, 156)
HSL	hsl(229, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(229, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, 16.71, -42.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 45.56, 291.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.0037 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.121 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.2628, 9.5923, 32.7040)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42529C #9C8C42

analogous

#427F9C #42529C #5F429C

triadic

#42529C #9C4252 #529C42

tetradic

#42529C #9C427F #9C8C42 #429C5F

square

#42529C #9C427F #9C8C42 #429C5F

split-complementary

#42529C #9C5F42 #7F9C42

monochromatic

#1E2546 #303B71 #42529C #6070BC #8B97CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#42529C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#42529C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42529C

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42529C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42529C	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305B9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23549A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#08626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42529c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 82, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.121 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e82ba',
    500: '#42529c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42529c;
$custom-light: #7e82ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42529c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.333,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46397,
    "c": 0.12092,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42529C

secondary

#B9AF81

accent

#BB57D0

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0A0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #42529C

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

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