All About Color #42538F

#42538F

About #42538F

#42538F is a medium blue color with the hex code #42538F. In RGB it is red 66, green 83, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 227°, saturation 37%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 54%, 42%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 7.33:1 on white and 2.87:1 on black.

#42538F Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 53, 8F
CMYK53.85%, 41.96%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal66, 83, 143
HSL227°, 37%, 41%
RGB Octal102, 123, 217
HSV (HSB)226.75°, 53.85%, 56.08%
RGB Binary1000010, 1010011, 10001111
CIE-L*AB36.61, 11.60, -35.32
RGB Percent25.88%, 32.55%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH36.61, 37.18, 288.19
XYZ10.30, 9.33, 27.24
CIE-L*UV36.61, -9.63, -50.63
xyY0.22, 0.20, 9.33
Hunter-Lab30.54, 6.74, -31.51
RYB25.88%, 31.34%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42538F on a dark background: contrast 2.87:1, fails WCAG AA.
#42538F on a light background: contrast 7.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42538F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42538F · #7081BD · #252E50 · #8F7E42 · #BDAC70

Analogous palette

#428F7E · #42798F · #42538F · #58428F · #7E428F

Triadic palette

#42538F · #8F4253 · #538F42 · #7081BD · #BD7081

Tetradic palette

#42538F · #8F4279 · #8F7E42 · #428F58 · #252E50

Monochromatic palette

#121626 · #2A345B · #42538F · #6577B8 · #9AA6D0

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