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#424462

#424462 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#424462 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 26.67% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.65% cyan, 30.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black. Its hue angle is 236.25°, with 19.51% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.79.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0617

Complementary

  1. #424462
  2. #626042

Split complementary

  1. #424462
  2. #625042
  3. #546242

Analogous

  1. #425462
  2. #424462
  3. #504262

Triadic

  1. #424462
  2. #624244
  3. #446242

Tetradic

  1. #424462
  2. #604262
  3. #626042
  4. #446242

Square

  1. #424462
  2. #624254
  3. #626042
  4. #426250

Monochromatic

  1. #08080c
  2. #232434
  3. #424462
  4. #616490
  5. #8c8eb1

Shades

#424462 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424462
  2. #3b3d58
  3. #35364e
  4. #2e3045
  5. #28293b
  6. #212231
  7. #1a1b27
  8. #14141d
  9. #0d0e14
  10. #07070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#424462 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424462
  2. #555772
  3. #686981
  4. #7b7c91
  5. #8e8fa1
  6. #a1a2b1
  7. #b3b4c0
  8. #c6c7d0
  9. #d9dae0
  10. #ececef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424462 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424462
  2. #484a65
  3. #4e5068
  4. #55566b
  5. #5b5c6e
  6. #616271
  7. #676874
  8. #6d6e77
  9. #74747a
  10. #7a7a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454553 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b4763 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4561 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a4a4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4663 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4562 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d4757 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424462 {
  color: #424462;
}
Background
.bg-424462 {
  background-color: #424462;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424462 {
  border: 2px solid #424462;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424462;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 68 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 20% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424462 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424462, #504262);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424462 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 68 98 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.79 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.84 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.98 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.63 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.87 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.04 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.94 #bdbb9d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#424462  rgb(66, 68, 98)  hsl(236, 20%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#626042  rgb(98, 96, 66)  hsl(56, 20%, 32%)  Army Green
#624244  rgb(98, 66, 68)  hsl(356, 20%, 32%)  Liver
#446242  rgb(68, 98, 66)  hsl(116, 20%, 32%)  Hunter Green