What color is #424E83?

#424E83 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424E83?

The RGB value is 66, 78, 131: 66 red, 78 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424E83?

The complementary color is #837742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424E83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424E83 color

#424E83 rgb(66, 78, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #424E83 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.6% green and 51.4% blue (66, 78, 131).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#424E83 color codes

HEX	`#424E83`
RGB	`rgb(66, 78, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 40%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, 10.84, -31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 33.16, 289.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.067, 8.245, 22.582)`
Decimal	`4345475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424E83, 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 #424E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #424E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424e83; }
.text { color: #424e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 78 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424e83, #564283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #424E83?: #424E83 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424E83?: The RGB value is 66, 78, 131: 66 red, 78 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424E83?: The complementary color is #837742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424E83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.