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#42657D

#42657d ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42657d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.2% cyan, 19.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 204.41°, with 30.89% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #42657d
  2. #7d5a42

Split complementary

  1. #42657d
  2. #7d4247
  3. #7d7742

Analogous

  1. #427d77
  2. #42657d
  3. #42477d

Triadic

  1. #42657d
  2. #7d4265
  3. #657d42

Tetradic

  1. #42657d
  2. #5a427d
  3. #7d5a42
  4. #657d42

Square

  1. #42657d
  2. #77427d
  3. #7d5a42
  4. #477d42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1419
  2. #283d4b
  3. #42657d
  4. #608dab
  5. #92b1c6

Shades

#42657d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42657d
  2. #3b5b71
  3. #355164
  4. #2e4758
  5. #283d4b
  6. #21333f
  7. #1a2832
  8. #141e26
  9. #0d1419
  10. #070a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42657d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42657d
  2. #55748a
  3. #688497
  4. #7b93a4
  5. #8ea3b1
  6. #a1b2be
  7. #b3c1cb
  8. #c6d1d8
  9. #d9e0e5
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42657d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42657d
  2. #48687d
  3. #4e6a7e
  4. #556d7e
  5. #5b707e
  6. #61737f
  7. #67757f
  8. #6d787f
  9. #747b7f
  10. #7a7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a657e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525e7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #296b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52657e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c617d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #346974 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42657d {
  color: #42657d;
}
Background
.bg-42657d {
  background-color: #42657d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42657d {
  border: 2px solid #42657d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42657d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 101 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 31% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42657d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42657d, #42477d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42657d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 101 125 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.95 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.25 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.58 #bd9a82 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#42657d  rgb(66, 101, 125)  hsl(204, 31%, 37%)  Queen Blue
#7d5a42  rgb(125, 90, 66)  hsl(24, 31%, 37%)  Coffee
#7d4265  rgb(125, 66, 101)  hsl(324, 31%, 37%)  Twilight Lavender
#657d42  rgb(101, 125, 66)  hsl(84, 31%, 37%)  Fern Green