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#42657E

#42657e ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42657e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.62% cyan, 19.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 31.25% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #42657e
  2. #7e5b42

Split complementary

  1. #42657e
  2. #7e4247
  3. #7e7942

Analogous

  1. #427e79
  2. #42657e
  3. #42477e

Triadic

  1. #42657e
  2. #7e4265
  3. #657e42

Tetradic

  1. #42657e
  2. #5b427e
  3. #7e5b42
  4. #657e42

Square

  1. #42657e
  2. #79427e
  3. #7e5b42
  4. #477e42

Monochromatic

  1. #0d151a
  2. #283d4c
  3. #42657e
  4. #618dac
  5. #93b1c6

Shades

#42657e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42657e
  2. #3b5b71
  3. #355165
  4. #2e4758
  5. #283d4c
  6. #21333f
  7. #1a2832
  8. #141e26
  9. #0d1419
  10. #070a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42657e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42657e
  2. #55748b
  3. #688498
  4. #7b93a5
  5. #8ea3b2
  6. #a1b2bf
  7. #b3c1cb
  8. #c6d1d8
  9. #d9e0e5
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42657e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42657e
  2. #48687e
  3. #4e6a7e
  4. #556d7f
  5. #5b707f
  6. #61737f
  7. #67757f
  8. #6d787f
  9. #747b80
  10. #7a7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56636e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a657f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #286b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #51657f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c617e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #346974 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42657e {
  color: #42657e;
}
Background
.bg-42657e {
  background-color: #42657e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42657e {
  border: 2px solid #42657e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42657e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 101 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 31% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42657e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42657e, #42477e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42657e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 101 126 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.54 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.86 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.28 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.35 #bd9a81 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#42657e  rgb(66, 101, 126)  hsl(205, 31%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#7e5b42  rgb(126, 91, 66)  hsl(25, 31%, 38%)  Coffee
#7e4265  rgb(126, 66, 101)  hsl(325, 31%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#657e42  rgb(101, 126, 66)  hsl(85, 31%, 38%)  Fern Green