All About Color #42387A

#42387A

About #42387A

#42387A is a dark blue color with the hex code #42387A. In RGB it is red 66, green 56, blue 122; in HSL it is hue 249°, saturation 37%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 46%, 54%, 0%, 52%. Its contrast ratio is 10.10:1 on white and 2.08:1 on black.

#42387A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 38, 7A
CMYK45.90%, 54.10%, 0.00%, 52.16%
RGB Decimal66, 56, 122
HSL249°, 37%, 35%
RGB Octal102, 70, 172
HSV (HSB)249.09°, 54.10%, 47.84%
RGB Binary1000010, 111000, 1111010
CIE-L*AB27.82, 22.41, -36.35
RGB Percent25.88%, 21.96%, 47.84%
CIE-L*CH27.82, 42.71, 301.65
XYZ7.17, 5.39, 19.07
CIE-L*UV27.82, -0.11, -48.57
xyY0.23, 0.17, 5.39
Hunter-Lab23.22, 14.51, -32.45
RYB25.88%, 21.96%, 47.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42387A on a dark background: contrast 2.08:1, fails WCAG AA.
#42387A on a light background: contrast 10.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42387A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42387A · #685BB3 · #201B3B · #707A38 · #A6B35B

Analogous palette

#38707A · #384F7A · #42387A · #63387A · #7A3870

Triadic palette

#42387A · #7A4238 · #387A42 · #685BB3 · #B3685B

Tetradic palette

#42387A · #7A384F · #707A38 · #387A63 · #201B3B

Monochromatic palette

#090811 · #262046 · #42387A · #5E50AF · #8F85C7

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