#42669B#42669B
#42669B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.095 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42669B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 102, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 40%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 57%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.80, 3.57, -32.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.80, 32.93, 276.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.78% -0.0198 -0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.78% 0.095 257.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9125, 13.0265, 32.8379) |
| Luminance | 0.1303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.77
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.05
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.45
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.88
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.38
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42669B #9B7742
analogous
#42929B #42669B #4A429B
triadic
#42669B #9B4266 #669B42
tetradic
#42669B #9B4292 #9B7742 #429B4A
square
#42669B #9B4292 #9B7742 #429B4A
split-complementary
#42669B #9B4A42 #929B42
monochromatic
#1D2E45 #304A70 #42669B #5F84BB #8AA5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#42669B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#42669B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #42669B
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42669B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42669B | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#506A9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45619A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007279
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42669b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 102, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.095 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d91b9',
500: '#42669b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42669b; $custom-light: #7d91b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42669b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 102,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.73,
"s": 40.271,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50776,
"c": 0.09451,
"h": 257.9
},
"luminance": 0.13028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42669B
secondary
#B8A281
accent
#9F58D0
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EEF0F6
border
#C9CBD0
text
#0A0C11
muted
#7C7D80