What color is #425A89?

#425A89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425A89?

The RGB value is 66, 90, 137: 66 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425A89?

The complementary color is #897142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425A89 color

#425A89 rgb(66, 90, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425A89 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.3% green and 53.7% blue (66, 90, 137).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#425A89 color codes

HEX	`#425A89`
RGB	`rgb(66, 90, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 52%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 34%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.33, 5.08, -28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.33, 29.39, 279.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.417, 10.276, 25.097)`
Decimal	`4348553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425A89, 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 #425A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#425A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #425A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425a89; }
.text { color: #425a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 90 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425a89, #4e4289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #425A89?: #425A89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425A89?: The RGB value is 66, 90, 137: 66 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425A89?: The complementary color is #897142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.