What color is #425D82?

#425D82 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425D82?

The RGB value is 66, 93, 130: 66 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425D82?

The complementary color is #826742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425D82 color

#425D82 rgb(66, 93, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425D82 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 36.5% green and 51% blue (66, 93, 130).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#425D82 color codes

HEX	`#425D82`
RGB	`rgb(66, 93, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 36.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, 0.9, -23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 23.83, 272.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.189, 10.598, 22.623)`
Decimal	`4349314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425D82, 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 #425D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#425D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #425D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425d82; }
.text { color: #425d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 93 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425d82, #474282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #425D82?: #425D82 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425D82?: The RGB value is 66, 93, 130: 66 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425D82?: The complementary color is #826742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.