All About Color #42569A

#42569A

About #42569A

#42569A is a medium blue color with the hex code #42569A. In RGB it is red 66, green 86, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 40%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 57%, 44%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 6.93:1 on white and 3.03:1 on black.

#42569A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 56, 9A
CMYK57.14%, 44.16%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal66, 86, 154
HSL226°, 40%, 43%
RGB Octal102, 126, 232
HSV (HSB)226.36°, 57.14%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 1010110, 10011010
CIE-L*AB38.10, 13.42, -39.59
RGB Percent25.88%, 33.73%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH38.10, 41.80, 288.73
XYZ11.41, 10.15, 31.93
CIE-L*UV38.10, -10.86, -57.59
xyY0.21, 0.19, 10.15
Hunter-Lab31.85, 8.18, -37.13
RYB25.88%, 32.27%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42569A on a dark background: contrast 3.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#42569A on a light background: contrast 6.93:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42569A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42569A · #7486C3 · #263259 · #9A8542 · #C3B174

Analogous palette

#429A85 · #42829A · #42569A · #59429A · #85429A

Triadic palette

#42569A · #9A4256 · #569A42 · #7486C3 · #C37486

Tetradic palette

#42569A · #9A4282 · #9A8542 · #429A59 · #263259

Monochromatic palette

#141A2E · #2B3864 · #42569A · #697DBF · #9FABD6

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