What color is #42415B?

#42415B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42415B?

The RGB value is 66, 65, 91: 66 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42415B?

The complementary color is #5A5B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42415B color

#42415B rgb(66, 65, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #42415B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (66, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#42415B color codes

HEX	`#42415B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.63, 7, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.63, 16.81, 294.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.025, 5.694, 10.677)`
Decimal	`4342107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42415B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42415b; }
.text { color: #42415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42415b, #4f415b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #42415B?: #42415B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42415B?: The RGB value is 66, 65, 91: 66 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42415B?: The complementary color is #5A5B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.