All About Color #4257BD

#4257BD

About #4257BD

#4257BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #4257BD. In RGB it is red 66, green 87, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 54%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.31:1 on white and 3.33:1 on black.

#4257BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 57, BD
CMYK65.08%, 53.97%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 87, 189
HSL230°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 127, 275
HSV (HSB)229.76°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1010111, 10111101
CIE-L*AB40.65, 25.05, -56.22
RGB Percent25.88%, 34.12%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH40.65, 61.55, 294.01
XYZ14.84, 11.65, 49.61
CIE-L*UV40.65, -11.85, -83.77
xyY0.20, 0.15, 11.65
Hunter-Lab34.13, 17.89, -62.29
RYB25.88%, 32.92%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4257BD on a dark background: contrast 3.33:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4257BD on a light background: contrast 6.31:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4257BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4257BD · #8693D5 · #2A3779 · #BDA842 · #D5C886

Analogous palette

#42BDA8 · #4294BD · #4257BD · #6B42BD · #A842BD

Triadic palette

#4257BD · #BD4257 · #57BD42 · #8693D5 · #D58693

Tetradic palette

#4257BD · #BD4294 · #BDA842 · #42BD6B · #2A3779

Monochromatic palette

#1B234B · #2E3D84 · #4257BD · #7B89D1 · #B4BCE4

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