#42569E#42569E

#42569E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.119 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42569E
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 158)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 45.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 14.80, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 44.15, 289.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% -0.0005 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.119 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7441, 10.2815, 33.7068)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42569E #9E8A42

analogous

#42849E #42569E #5C429E

triadic

#42569E #9E4256 #569E42

tetradic

#42569E #9E4284 #9E8A42 #429E5C

square

#42569E #9E4284 #9E8A42 #429E5C

split-complementary

#42569E #9E5C42 #849E42

monochromatic

#1E2748 #303F73 #42569E #6075BD #8C9ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#42569E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#42569E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42569E

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42569E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42569E	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29569C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42569e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.119 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e85bb',
    500: '#42569e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42569e;
$custom-light: #7e85bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42569e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.957,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47385,
    "c": 0.11851,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42569E

secondary

#BAAE82

accent

#B657D1

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42569E

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

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