#42708C#42708C

#42708C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.067 H 236.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42708C
RGB	rgb(66, 112, 140)
HSL	hsl(203, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(203, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 20%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, -7.41, -20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 21.50, 249.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% -0.0369 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.067 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7728, 14.6390, 26.9584)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42708C #8C5E42

analogous

#428C83 #42708C #424B8C

triadic

#42708C #8C4270 #708C42

tetradic

#42708C #83428C #8C5E42 #4B8C42

square

#42708C #83428C #8C5E42 #4B8C42

split-complementary

#42708C #8C424B #8C8342

monochromatic

#1B2D39 #2E4F62 #42708C #5A90B1 #84ACC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#42708C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#42708C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42708C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42708C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42708C	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59678C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#187779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42708c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 112, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.067 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c99ad',
    500: '#42708c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42708c;
$custom-light: #7c99ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42708c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.703,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52385,
    "c": 0.06719,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42708C

secondary

#B08E7A

accent

#865CCC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42708C

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

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