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#42657F

#42657f ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42657f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.03% cyan, 20.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 205.57°, with 31.61% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.12

Complementary

  1. #42657f
  2. #7f5c42

Split complementary

  1. #42657f
  2. #7f4246
  3. #7f7a42

Analogous

  1. #427f7a
  2. #42657f
  3. #42467f

Triadic

  1. #42657f
  2. #7f4265
  3. #657f42

Tetradic

  1. #42657f
  2. #5c427f
  3. #7f5c42
  4. #657f42

Square

  1. #42657f
  2. #7a427f
  3. #7f5c42
  4. #467f42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e151a
  2. #283d4d
  3. #42657f
  4. #618cad
  5. #93b1c7

Shades

#42657f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42657f
  2. #3b5b72
  3. #355166
  4. #2e4759
  5. #283d4c
  6. #213340
  7. #1a2833
  8. #141e26
  9. #0d1419
  10. #070a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42657f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42657f
  2. #55748c
  3. #688499
  4. #7b93a5
  5. #8ea3b2
  6. #a1b2bf
  7. #b3c1cc
  8. #c6d1d9
  9. #d9e0e5
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42657f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42657f
  2. #48687f
  3. #4e6a7f
  4. #556d7f
  5. #5b707f
  6. #617380
  7. #677580
  8. #6d7880
  9. #747b80
  10. #7a7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56636e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #276b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516580 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c617f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #346975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42657f {
  color: #42657f;
}
Background
.bg-42657f {
  background-color: #42657f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42657f {
  border: 2px solid #42657f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42657f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 101 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 32% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42657f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42657f, #42467f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42657f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 101 127 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.15 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.49 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.99 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.14 #bd9a80 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#42657f  rgb(66, 101, 127)  hsl(206, 32%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#7f5c42  rgb(127, 92, 66)  hsl(26, 32%, 38%)  Coffee
#7f4265  rgb(127, 66, 101)  hsl(326, 32%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#657f42  rgb(101, 127, 66)  hsl(86, 32%, 38%)  Sap Green