#42569C#42569C

#42569C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.116 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42569C
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 156)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 44.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 14.11, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 42.98, 289.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% -0.0008 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.116 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.5733, 10.2132, 32.8075)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42569C #9C8842

analogous

#42839C #42569C #5B429C

triadic

#42569C #9C4256 #569C42

tetradic

#42569C #9C4283 #9C8842 #429C5B

square

#42569C #9C4283 #9C8842 #429C5B

split-complementary

#42569C #9C5B42 #839C42

monochromatic

#1E2746 #303E71 #42569C #6074BC #8B9ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#42569C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#42569C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42569C

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42569C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42569C	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42569c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.116 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e85b9',
    500: '#42569c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42569c;
$custom-light: #7e85b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42569c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47253,
    "c": 0.11555,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42569C

secondary

#B9AC81

accent

#B657D0

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #42569C

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

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