All About Color #42829A

#42829A

About #42829A

#42829A is a medium blue color with the hex code #42829A. In RGB it is red 66, green 130, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 40%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 57%, 16%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 4.29:1 on white and 4.89:1 on black.

#42829A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 82, 9A
CMYK57.14%, 15.58%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal66, 130, 154
HSL196°, 40%, 43%
RGB Octal102, 202, 232
HSV (HSB)196.36°, 57.14%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10000010, 10011010
CIE-L*AB51.22, -13.30, -19.10
RGB Percent25.88%, 50.98%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH51.22, 23.27, 235.16
XYZ16.06, 19.46, 33.48
CIE-L*UV51.22, -26.96, -26.30
xyY0.23, 0.28, 19.46
Hunter-Lab44.11, -12.19, -14.13
RYB25.88%, 40.41%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42829A on a dark background: contrast 4.89:1, passes WCAG AA.
#42829A on a light background: contrast 4.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42829A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42829A · #74AEC3 · #264C59 · #9A5942 · #C38974

Analogous palette

#429A59 · #429A85 · #42829A · #42569A · #59429A

Triadic palette

#42829A · #9A4282 · #829A42 · #74AEC3 · #C374AE

Tetradic palette

#42829A · #85429A · #9A5942 · #569A42 · #264C59

Monochromatic palette

#14272E · #2B5564 · #42829A · #69A8BF · #9FC7D6

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