#42499B

#42499B

Color Values

HEX

#42499B

RGB

66, 73, 155

HSL

235.3, 40.3%, 43.3%

HSV

235.3, 57.4%, 60.8%

CMYK

57.4%, 52.9%, 0.0%, 39.2%

OKLCH

0.4447 0.1318 276.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkslateblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42499B

#9B9442

Analogous

#42759B

#67429B

#42499B

Triadic

#42499B

#9B4249

#499B42

Split Complementary

#42499B

#9B6742

#759B42

Tetradic

#42499B

#9B4275

#9B9442

#429B67

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42499B

Protanopia

#454587

Deuteranopia

#454482

Tritanopia

#427774

Achromatopsia

#4D4D4D

CSS Usage

background-color: #42499B;
color: #42499B;
border-color: #42499B;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E7E8F3
200
#CDCFEA
300
#A9ADDA
400
#7B81C7
500
#4C54B3
600
#3D438F
700
#313672
800
#262A59
900
#1F2242
950
#14152A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

7.9:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.66:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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