#42496B

#42496B

Color Values

HEX

#42496B

RGB

66, 73, 107

HSL

229.8, 23.7%, 33.9%

HSV

229.8, 38.3%, 42.0%

CMYK

38.3%, 31.8%, 0.0%, 58.0%

OKLCH

0.4142 0.0577 274.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5000 Violet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42496B

#6B6442

Analogous

#425D6B

#4F426B

#42496B

Triadic

#42496B

#6B4249

#496B42

Split Complementary

#42496B

#6B4F42

#5D6B42

Tetradic

#42496B

#6B425D

#6B6442

#426B4F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42496B

Protanopia

#454563

Deuteranopia

#454461

Tritanopia

#425C5B

Achromatopsia

#4A4A4A

CSS Usage

background-color: #42496B;
color: #42496B;
border-color: #42496B;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 700 #334155

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EAEBF1
200
#D3D6E4
300
#B3B8D0
400
#8A92B7
500
#616C9E
600
#4E567E
700
#3E4565
800
#31364F
900
#262A3B
950
#181A25

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.76:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.4:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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