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#424F85

#424f85 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#424f85 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 30.98% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.38% cyan, 40.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 228.36°, 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.43.

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Relative luminance0.0844

Complementary

  1. #424f85
  2. #857842

Split complementary

  1. #424f85
  2. #855742
  3. #708542

Analogous

  1. #427085
  2. #424f85
  3. #574285

Triadic

  1. #424f85
  2. #85424f
  3. #4f8542

Tetradic

  1. #424f85
  2. #784285
  3. #857842
  4. #4f8542

Square

  1. #424f85
  2. #854270
  3. #857842
  4. #428557

Monochromatic

  1. #0f121f
  2. #293152
  3. #424f85
  4. #6272b1
  5. #95a0cb

Shades

#424f85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424f85
  2. #3b4778
  3. #353f6a
  4. #2e375d
  5. #282f50
  6. #212843
  7. #1a2035
  8. #141828
  9. #0d101b
  10. #07080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#424f85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424f85
  2. #556191
  3. #68729d
  4. #7b84aa
  5. #8e95b6
  6. #a1a7c2
  7. #b3b9ce
  8. #c6cada
  9. #d9dce7
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424f85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424f85
  2. #485485
  3. #4e5984
  4. #555e84
  5. #5b6383
  6. #616883
  7. #676c82
  8. #6d7182
  9. #747681
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c516a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5587 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #344f84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #275a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4f84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424f85 {
  color: #424f85;
}
Background
.bg-424f85 {
  background-color: #424f85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424f85 {
  border: 2px solid #424f85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424f85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 79 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 34% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424f85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424f85, #574285);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424f85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 79 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.43 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.71 #bdb07a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#424f85  rgb(66, 79, 133)  hsl(228, 34%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#857842  rgb(133, 120, 66)  hsl(48, 34%, 39%)  Olive
#85424f  rgb(133, 66, 79)  hsl(348, 34%, 39%)  Cordovan
#4f8542  rgb(79, 133, 66)  hsl(108, 34%, 39%)  Fern Green