#42669E#42669E

#42669E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.099 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42669E
RGB	rgb(66, 102, 158)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 35.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 4.60, -34.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 34.59, 277.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% -0.019 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.099 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1675, 13.1285, 34.1813)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42669E #9E7A42

analogous

#42949E #42669E #4C429E

triadic

#42669E #9E4266 #669E42

tetradic

#42669E #9E4294 #9E7A42 #429E4C

square

#42669E #9E4294 #9E7A42 #429E4C

split-complementary

#42669E #9E4C42 #949E42

monochromatic

#1E2E48 #304A73 #42669E #6085BD #8CA6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#42669E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#42669E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42669E

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42669E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42669E	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43619D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42669e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 102, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.099 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e91bb',
    500: '#42669e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42669e;
$custom-light: #7e91bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42669e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.522,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50946,
    "c": 0.09875,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42669E

secondary

#BAA482

accent

#A157D1

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #42669E

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

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