What color is #425174?

#425174 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 #425174?

The RGB value is 66, 81, 116: 66 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425174?

The complementary color is #746542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425174?

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.

#425174 color

#425174 rgb(66, 81, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425174 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31.8% green and 45.5% blue (66, 81, 116).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 7.89:1).

#425174 color codes

HEX	`#425174`
RGB	`rgb(66, 81, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, 4.05, -21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 22.24, 280.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.341, 8.304, 17.683)`
Decimal	`4346228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425174, 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 #425174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425174 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 #425174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425174; }
.text { color: #425174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 81 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425174, #4c4274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #425174?: #425174 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 #425174?: The RGB value is 66, 81, 116: 66 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425174?: The complementary color is #746542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425174?: 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.