What color is #424E85?

#424E85 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424E85?

The RGB value is 66, 78, 133: 66 red, 78 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424E85?

The complementary color is #857942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424E85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424E85 color

#424E85 rgb(66, 78, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #424E85 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.6% green and 52.2% blue (66, 78, 133).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#424E85 color codes

HEX	`#424E85`
RGB	`rgb(66, 78, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 41%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, 11.5, -32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 34.37, 289.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.203, 8.3, 23.303)`
Decimal	`4345477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424E85, 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 #424E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #424E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424e85; }
.text { color: #424e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 78 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424e85, #574285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #424E85?: #424E85 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424E85?: The RGB value is 66, 78, 133: 66 red, 78 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424E85?: The complementary color is #857942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424E85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.