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#424D64

#424d64 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#424d64 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 30.2% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.59°, with 20.48% saturation and 32.55% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.36.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0739

Complementary

  1. #424d64
  2. #645942

Split complementary

  1. #424d64
  2. #644842
  3. #5e6442

Analogous

  1. #425e64
  2. #424d64
  3. #484264

Triadic

  1. #424d64
  2. #64424d
  3. #4d6442

Tetradic

  1. #424d64
  2. #594264
  3. #645942
  4. #4d6442

Square

  1. #424d64
  2. #64425e
  3. #645942
  4. #426448

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #242a36
  3. #424d64
  4. #607092
  5. #8c99b3

Shades

#424d64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424d64
  2. #3b455a
  3. #353e50
  4. #2e3646
  5. #282e3c
  6. #212732
  7. #1a1f28
  8. #14171e
  9. #0d0f14
  10. #07080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#424d64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424d64
  2. #555f74
  3. #687183
  4. #7b8293
  5. #8e94a2
  6. #a1a6b2
  7. #b3b8c1
  8. #c6cad1
  9. #d9dbe0
  10. #ecedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424d64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424d64
  2. #485267
  3. #4e576a
  4. #555c6c
  5. #5b616f
  6. #616772
  7. #676c75
  8. #6d7178
  9. #74767a
  10. #7a7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494d57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454f65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424b63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444e65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424c64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c505b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424d64 {
  color: #424d64;
}
Background
.bg-424d64 {
  background-color: #424d64;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424d64 {
  border: 2px solid #424d64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424d64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 77 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 20% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424d64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424d64, #484264);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424d64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 77 100 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.36 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.28 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.35 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.60 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.98 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.68 #bdb29b Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Charcoal
#424d64  rgb(66, 77, 100)  hsl(221, 20%, 33%)  Charcoal
#645942  rgb(100, 89, 66)  hsl(41, 20%, 33%)  Umber
#64424d  rgb(100, 66, 77)  hsl(341, 20%, 33%)  Eggplant
#4d6442  rgb(77, 100, 66)  hsl(101, 20%, 33%)  Hunter Green