#42617C#42617C
#42617C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.057 H 245.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42617C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 97, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 31%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 47%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.85, -3.46, -18.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.85, 18.99, 259.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.99% -0.0235 -0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.99% 0.057 245.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1583, 11.1622, 20.6841) |
| Luminance | 0.1116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.74
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.00
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.14
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.74
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.18
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42617C #7C5D42
analogous
#427C7A #42617C #42447C
triadic
#42617C #7C4261 #617C42
tetradic
#42617C #7A427C #7C5D42 #447C42
square
#42617C #7A427C #7C5D42 #447C42
split-complementary
#42617C #7C4244 #7C7A42
monochromatic
#17232C #2D4254 #42617C #5780A4 #7E9EBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#42617C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#42617C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #42617C
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42617C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42617C | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56617D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E5B7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A676A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42617c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 97, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.057 245.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#798da2',
500: '#42617c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42617c; $custom-light: #798da2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42617c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 97,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.931,
"s": 30.526,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47988,
"c": 0.05696,
"h": 245.6
},
"luminance": 0.11163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42617C
secondary
#A58B75
accent
#9061C7
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#090C0F
muted
#7B7D7E