#42569F#42569F

#42569F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.120 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42569F
RGB	rgb(66, 86, 159)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 45.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 15.15, -42.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 44.74, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% -0.0003 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.12 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8305, 10.3161, 34.1619)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42569F #9F8B42

analogous

#42859F #42569F #5D429F

triadic

#42569F #9F4256 #569F42

tetradic

#42569F #9F4285 #9F8B42 #429F5D

square

#42569F #9F4285 #9F8B42 #429F5D

split-complementary

#42569F #9F5D42 #859F42

monochromatic

#1E2749 #303F74 #42569F #6175BD #8C9BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#42569F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#42569F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42569F

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42569F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42569F	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28579D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42569f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 86, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.120 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e85bc',
    500: '#42569f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42569f;
$custom-light: #7e85bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42569f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.097,
    "s": 41.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47451,
    "c": 0.11998,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42569F

secondary

#BAAE82

accent

#B757D1

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0A0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42569F

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

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