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#42657C

#42657c ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42657c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 39.61% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.77% cyan, 18.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 203.79°, with 30.53% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #42657c
  2. #7c5942

Split complementary

  1. #42657c
  2. #7c4248
  3. #7c7642

Analogous

  1. #427c76
  2. #42657c
  3. #42487c

Triadic

  1. #42657c
  2. #7c4265
  3. #657c42

Tetradic

  1. #42657c
  2. #59427c
  3. #7c5942
  4. #657c42

Square

  1. #42657c
  2. #76427c
  3. #7c5942
  4. #487c42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1418
  2. #273c4a
  3. #42657c
  4. #608daa
  5. #92b1c5

Shades

#42657c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42657c
  2. #3b5b70
  3. #355163
  4. #2e4757
  5. #283d4a
  6. #21333e
  7. #1a2832
  8. #141e25
  9. #0d1419
  10. #070a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42657c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42657c
  2. #557489
  3. #688496
  4. #7b93a3
  5. #8ea3b0
  6. #a1b2be
  7. #b3c1cb
  8. #c6d1d8
  9. #d9e0e5
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42657c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42657c
  2. #48687c
  3. #4e6a7d
  4. #556d7d
  5. #5b707e
  6. #61737e
  7. #67757e
  8. #6d787f
  9. #747b7f
  10. #7a7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b647d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #535e7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #296b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52657d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d617c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #356973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42657c {
  color: #42657c;
}
Background
.bg-42657c {
  background-color: #42657c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42657c {
  border: 2px solid #42657c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42657c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 101 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 31% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42657c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42657c, #42487c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42657c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 101 124 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.38 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.15 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.84 #bd9a83 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#42657c  rgb(66, 101, 124)  hsl(204, 31%, 37%)  Queen Blue
#7c5942  rgb(124, 89, 66)  hsl(24, 31%, 37%)  Coffee
#7c4265  rgb(124, 66, 101)  hsl(324, 31%, 37%)  Twilight Lavender
#657c42  rgb(101, 124, 66)  hsl(84, 31%, 37%)  Fern Green