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#424D88

#424d88 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#424d88 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 30.2% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.47% cyan, 43.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.57°, with 34.65% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.0824

Complementary

  1. #424d88
  2. #887d42

Split complementary

  1. #424d88
  2. #885a42
  3. #708842

Analogous

  1. #427088
  2. #424d88
  3. #5a4288

Triadic

  1. #424d88
  2. #88424d
  3. #4d8842

Tetradic

  1. #424d88
  2. #7d4288
  3. #887d42
  4. #4d8842

Square

  1. #424d88
  2. #884270
  3. #887d42
  4. #42885a

Monochromatic

  1. #101321
  2. #293055
  3. #424d88
  4. #6370b3
  5. #979fcc

Shades

#424d88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424d88
  2. #3b457a
  3. #353e6d
  4. #2e365f
  5. #282e52
  6. #212744
  7. #1a1f36
  8. #141729
  9. #0d0f1b
  10. #07080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#424d88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424d88
  2. #555f94
  3. #6871a0
  4. #7b82ac
  5. #8e94b8
  6. #a1a6c4
  7. #b3b8cf
  8. #c6cadb
  9. #d9dbe7
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424d88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424d88
  2. #485287
  3. #4e5786
  4. #555c86
  5. #5b6185
  6. #616784
  7. #676c83
  8. #6d7182
  9. #747682
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4f6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35548a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e4e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #255a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374e87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #335574 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424d88 {
  color: #424d88;
}
Background
.bg-424d88 {
  background-color: #424d88;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424d88 {
  border: 2px solid #424d88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424d88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 77 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 35% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424d88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424d88, #5a4288);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424d88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 77 136 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.49 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.66 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.22 #bdb277 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#424d88  rgb(66, 77, 136)  hsl(231, 35%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#887d42  rgb(136, 125, 66)  hsl(51, 35%, 40%)  Olive
#88424d  rgb(136, 66, 77)  hsl(351, 35%, 40%)  Cordovan
#4d8842  rgb(77, 136, 66)  hsl(111, 35%, 40%)  Sap Green