#42498B

#42498B

Color Values

HEX

#42498B

RGB

66, 73, 139

HSL

234.2, 35.6%, 40.2%

HSV

234.2, 52.5%, 54.5%

CMYK

52.5%, 47.5%, 0.0%, 45.5%

OKLCH

0.4334 0.1081 276.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: royalblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42498B

#8B8442

Analogous

#426E8B

#5F428B

#42498B

Triadic

#42498B

#8B4249

#498B42

Split Complementary

#42498B

#8B5F42

#6E8B42

Tetradic

#42498B

#8B426E

#8B8442

#428B5F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42498B

Protanopia

#45457B

Deuteranopia

#454477

Tritanopia

#426E6C

Achromatopsia

#4C4C4C

CSS Usage

background-color: #42498B;
color: #42498B;
border-color: #42498B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E8E9F3
200
#CFD1E8
300
#ACB0D8
400
#7F86C2
500
#525BAD
600
#42498A
700
#353A6F
800
#292D56
900
#212440
950
#151728

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.21:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.56:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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