What color is #424A79?

#424A79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424A79?

The RGB value is 66, 74, 121: 66 red, 74 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424A79?

The complementary color is #797142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424A79 color

#424A79 rgb(66, 74, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #424A79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 29% green and 47.5% blue (66, 74, 121).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#424A79 color codes

HEX	`#424A79`
RGB	`rgb(66, 74, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 29%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 39%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.78, 10.19, -27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.78, 29.65, 290.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.146, 7.436, 19.092)`
Decimal	`4344441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424A79, 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 #424A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #424A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424a79; }
.text { color: #424a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 74 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424a79, #564279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #424A79?: #424A79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424A79?: The RGB value is 66, 74, 121: 66 red, 74 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424A79?: The complementary color is #797142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.