All About Color #4242CD

#4242CD

About #4242CD

#4242CD is a medium blue color with the hex code #4242CD. In RGB it is red 66, green 66, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 68%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 7.26:1 on white and 2.89:1 on black.

#4242CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 42, CD
CMYK67.80%, 67.80%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 66, 205
HSL240°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 102, 315
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 1000010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB36.86, 43.64, -71.71
RGB Percent25.88%, 25.88%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH36.86, 83.95, 301.32
XYZ15.21, 9.46, 58.78
CIE-L*UV36.86, -7.35, -102.05
xyY0.18, 0.11, 9.46
Hunter-Lab30.76, 34.45, -91.77
RYB25.88%, 25.88%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4242CD on a dark background: contrast 2.89:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4242CD on a light background: contrast 7.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4242CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4242CD · #8A8AE0 · #25258D · #CDCD42 · #E0E08A

Analogous palette

#42CDCD · #4287CD · #4242CD · #8742CD · #CD42CD

Triadic palette

#4242CD · #CD4242 · #42CD42 · #8A8AE0 · #E08A8A

Tetradic palette

#4242CD · #CD4287 · #CDCD42 · #42CD87 · #25258D

Monochromatic palette

#19195D · #292999 · #4242CD · #7E7EDD · #BBBBED

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