#42569D#42569D

#42569D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.117 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42569D
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 157)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 45.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 14.45, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 43.56, 289.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% -0.0007 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.117 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6583, 10.2473, 33.2553)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42569D #9D8942

analogous

#42839D #42569D #5B429D

triadic

#42569D #9D4256 #569D42

tetradic

#42569D #9D4283 #9D8942 #429D5B

square

#42569D #9D4283 #9D8942 #429D5B

split-complementary

#42569D #9D5B42 #839D42

monochromatic

#1E2747 #303E72 #42569D #6074BC #8B9ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#42569D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#42569D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42569D

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42569D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42569D	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#036672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42569d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.117 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e85ba',
    500: '#42569d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42569d;
$custom-light: #7e85ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42569d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.813,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47319,
    "c": 0.11703,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42569D

secondary

#B9AD82

accent

#B657D1

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42569D

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

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