What color is #425E87?

#425E87 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 #425E87?

The RGB value is 66, 94, 135: 66 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425E87?

The complementary color is #876B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425E87 color

#425E87 rgb(66, 94, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425E87 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 36.9% green and 52.9% blue (66, 94, 135).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#425E87 color codes

HEX	`#425E87`
RGB	`rgb(66, 94, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 36.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 1.9, -26.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 26.08, 274.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.621, 10.912, 24.464)`
Decimal	`4349575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425E87, 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 #425E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#425E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #425E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425e87; }
.text { color: #425e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 94 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425e87, #494287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #425E87?: #425E87 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 #425E87?: The RGB value is 66, 94, 135: 66 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425E87?: The complementary color is #876B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.