#42497B

#42497B

Color Values

HEX

#42497B

RGB

66, 73, 123

HSL

232.6, 30.2%, 37.1%

HSV

232.6, 46.3%, 48.2%

CMYK

46.3%, 40.7%, 0.0%, 51.8%

OKLCH

0.4232 0.0833 276.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5000 Violet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42497B

#7B7442

Analogous

#42667B

#58427B

#42497B

Triadic

#42497B

#7B4249

#497B42

Split Complementary

#42497B

#7B5842

#667B42

Tetradic

#42497B

#7B4266

#7B7442

#427B58

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42497B

Protanopia

#45456F

Deuteranopia

#45446C

Tritanopia

#426563

Achromatopsia

#4B4B4B

CSS Usage

background-color: #42497B;
color: #42497B;
border-color: #42497B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 950 #172554

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F6F9
100
#E9EAF2
200
#D1D3E6
300
#AFB4D4
400
#848BBD
500
#5962A6
600
#474F85
700
#393F6A
800
#2C3153
900
#23273E
950
#161827

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.5:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.47:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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