All About Color #424F8A

#424F8A

About #424F8A

#424F8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #424F8A. In RGB it is red 66, green 79, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 229°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 52%, 43%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 7.73:1 on white and 2.72:1 on black.

#424F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 4F, 8A
CMYK52.17%, 42.75%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal66, 79, 138
HSL229°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal102, 117, 212
HSV (HSB)229.17°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1001111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB35.17, 12.52, -34.56
RGB Percent25.88%, 30.98%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH35.17, 36.75, 289.92
XYZ9.63, 8.59, 25.19
CIE-L*UV35.17, -8.15, -49.04
xyY0.22, 0.20, 8.59
Hunter-Lab29.30, 7.39, -30.47
RYB25.88%, 30.20%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#424F8A on a dark background: contrast 2.72:1, fails WCAG AA.
#424F8A on a light background: contrast 7.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #424F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#424F8A · #6E7CB9 · #242C4C · #8A7D42 · #B9AC6E

Analogous palette

#428A7D · #42738A · #424F8A · #59428A · #7D428A

Triadic palette

#424F8A · #8A424F · #4F8A42 · #6E7CB9 · #B96E7C

Tetradic palette

#424F8A · #8A4273 · #8A7D42 · #428A59 · #242C4C

Monochromatic palette

#111422 · #293256 · #424F8A · #6473B4 · #98A2CD

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