#42499C

#42499C

Color Values

HEX

#42499C

RGB

66, 73, 156

HSL

235.3, 40.5%, 43.5%

HSV

235.3, 57.7%, 61.2%

CMYK

57.7%, 53.2%, 0.0%, 38.8%

OKLCH

0.4454 0.1333 275.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkslateblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42499C

#9C9542

Analogous

#42769C

#68429C

#42499C

Triadic

#42499C

#9C4249

#499C42

Split Complementary

#42499C

#9C6842

#769C42

Tetradic

#42499C

#9C4276

#9C9542

#429C68

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42499C

Protanopia

#454588

Deuteranopia

#454483

Tritanopia

#427875

Achromatopsia

#4E4E4E

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E7E8F3
200
#CDCFEA
300
#A9ADDB
400
#7A80C7
500
#4C54B3
600
#3D438F
700
#313673
800
#262A5A
900
#1F2242
950
#13152A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

7.88:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.66:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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