#42869C#42869C

#42869C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.076 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42869C
RGB	rgb(66, 134, 156)
HSL	hsl(195, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.52, -14.89, -18.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.52, 23.57, 230.81°)
OKLab	oklab(58.47% -0.057 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(58.47% 0.076 221.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7703, 20.6072, 34.5398)
Luminance	0.2061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42869C #9C5842

analogous

#429C85 #42869C #42599C

triadic

#42869C #9C4286 #869C42

tetradic

#42869C #85429C #9C5842 #599C42

square

#42869C #85429C #9C5842 #599C42

split-complementary

#42869C #9C4259 #9C8542

monochromatic

#1E3C46 #306171 #42869C #60A5BC #8BBDCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#42869C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#42869C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42869C

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42869C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42869C	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#79839D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C799C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42869c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 134, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.076 221.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea9b9',
    500: '#42869c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42869c;
$custom-light: #7ea9b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42869c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58469,
    "c": 0.07631,
    "h": 221.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42869C

secondary

#B98F81

accent

#7557D0

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #42869C

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

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