#42889F#42889F

#42889F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.078 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42889F
RGB	rgb(66, 136, 159)
HSL	hsl(195, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.24, -15.06, -18.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.24, 24.16, 231.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% -0.0581 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.078 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3065, 21.2681, 35.9873)
Luminance	0.2127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42889F #9F5942

analogous

#429F88 #42889F #425A9F

triadic

#42889F #9F4288 #889F42

tetradic

#42889F #88429F #9F5942 #5A9F42

square

#42889F #88429F #9F5942 #5A9F42

split-complementary

#42889F #9F425A #9F8842

monochromatic

#1E3E49 #306374 #42889F #61A6BD #8CBFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#42889F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#42889F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42889F

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42889F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42889F	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B85A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42889f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 136, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.078 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faabb',
    500: '#42889f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42889f;
$custom-light: #7faabb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42889f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.839,
    "s": 41.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59086,
    "c": 0.07831,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42889F

secondary

#BA9082

accent

#7557D1

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #42889F

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

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