All About Color #42429A

#42429A

About #42429A

#42429A is a medium blue color with the hex code #42429A. In RGB it is red 66, green 66, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 40%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 57%, 57%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 8.48:1 on white and 2.48:1 on black.

#42429A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 42, 9A
CMYK57.14%, 57.14%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal66, 66, 154
HSL240°, 40%, 43%
RGB Octal102, 102, 232
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 57.14%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 1000010, 10011010
CIE-L*AB32.67, 26.46, -48.31
RGB Percent25.88%, 25.88%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH32.67, 55.08, 298.71
XYZ10.03, 7.39, 31.47
CIE-L*UV32.67, -4.88, -67.72
xyY0.21, 0.15, 7.39
Hunter-Lab27.18, 18.29, -49.62
RYB25.88%, 25.88%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42429A on a dark background: contrast 2.48:1, fails WCAG AA.
#42429A on a light background: contrast 8.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42429A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42429A · #7474C3 · #262659 · #9A9A42 · #C3C374

Analogous palette

#429A9A · #426E9A · #42429A · #6E429A · #9A429A

Triadic palette

#42429A · #9A4242 · #429A42 · #7474C3 · #C37474

Tetradic palette

#42429A · #9A426E · #9A9A42 · #429A6E · #262659

Monochromatic palette

#14142E · #2B2B64 · #42429A · #6969BF · #9F9FD6

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