What color is #424D79?

#424D79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424D79?

The RGB value is 66, 77, 121: 66 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424D79?

The complementary color is #796E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424D79 color

#424D79 rgb(66, 77, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #424D79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.2% green and 47.5% blue (66, 77, 121).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#424D79 color codes

HEX	`#424D79`
RGB	`rgb(66, 77, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, 8.23, -26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 27.7, 287.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.351, 7.846, 19.16)`
Decimal	`4345209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424D79, 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 #424D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #424D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424d79; }
.text { color: #424d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 77 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424d79, #534279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #424D79?: #424D79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424D79?: The RGB value is 66, 77, 121: 66 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424D79?: The complementary color is #796E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.