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#424B85

#424b85 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#424b85 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.41% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.38% cyan, 43.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 231.94°, with 33.67% saturation and 39.02% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.0788

Complementary

  1. #424b85
  2. #857c42

Split complementary

  1. #424b85
  2. #855b42
  3. #6d8542

Analogous

  1. #426d85
  2. #424b85
  3. #5b4285

Triadic

  1. #424b85
  2. #85424b
  3. #4b8542

Tetradic

  1. #424b85
  2. #7c4285
  3. #857c42
  4. #4b8542

Square

  1. #424b85
  2. #85426d
  3. #857c42
  4. #42855b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f111f
  2. #292e52
  3. #424b85
  4. #626db1
  5. #959dcb

Shades

#424b85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424b85
  2. #3b4478
  3. #353c6a
  4. #2e355d
  5. #282d50
  6. #212643
  7. #1a1e35
  8. #141728
  9. #0d0f1b
  10. #07080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#424b85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424b85
  2. #555d91
  3. #686f9d
  4. #7b81aa
  5. #8e93b6
  6. #a1a5c2
  7. #b3b7ce
  8. #c6c9da
  9. #d9dbe7
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424b85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424b85
  2. #485085
  3. #4e5684
  4. #555b84
  5. #5b6083
  6. #616683
  7. #676b82
  8. #6d7082
  9. #747581
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4e69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #345287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e4d84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #285761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374c84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345371 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424b85 {
  color: #424b85;
}
Background
.bg-424b85 {
  background-color: #424b85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424b85 {
  border: 2px solid #424b85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424b85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 75 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 34% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424b85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424b85, #5b4285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424b85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 75 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.16 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.17 #bdb47a Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#424b85  rgb(66, 75, 133)  hsl(232, 34%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#857c42  rgb(133, 124, 66)  hsl(52, 34%, 39%)  Olive
#85424b  rgb(133, 66, 75)  hsl(352, 34%, 39%)  Cordovan
#4b8542  rgb(75, 133, 66)  hsl(112, 34%, 39%)  Fern Green