All About Color #42357E

#42357E

About #42357E

#42357E is a dark blue color with the hex code #42357E. In RGB it is red 66, green 53, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 251°, saturation 41%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 48%, 58%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 10.28:1 on white and 2.04:1 on black.

#42357E Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 35, 7E
CMYK47.62%, 57.94%, 0.00%, 50.59%
RGB Decimal66, 53, 126
HSL251°, 41%, 35%
RGB Octal102, 65, 176
HSV (HSB)250.68°, 57.94%, 49.41%
RGB Binary1000010, 110101, 1111110
CIE-L*AB27.33, 25.64, -39.67
RGB Percent25.88%, 20.78%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH27.33, 47.23, 302.88
XYZ7.29, 5.21, 20.36
CIE-L*UV27.33, 0.38, -52.67
xyY0.22, 0.16, 5.21
Hunter-Lab22.83, 17.02, -36.90
RYB25.88%, 20.78%, 49.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42357E on a dark background: contrast 2.04:1, fails WCAG AA.
#42357E on a light background: contrast 10.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42357E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42357E · #6856B8 · #201A3D · #707E35 · #A6B856

Analogous palette

#35707E · #354C7E · #42357E · #67357E · #7E3570

Triadic palette

#42357E · #7E4235 · #357E42 · #6856B8 · #B86856

Tetradic palette

#42357E · #7E354C · #707E35 · #357E67 · #201A3D

Monochromatic palette

#090812 · #261E48 · #42357E · #5E4BB4 · #8F81CA

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