Information about #42387A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#42387A is a moderately toned deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fairground (#483A79). Slightly further away sit Jack In The Box (#3D3F7D) and Minsk (#3F307F).
The recipe behind #42387A is rgb(66, 56, 122), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42387A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42387A color variations
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#42387A color tints
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#42387A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42387A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42387A color hues
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#42387A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42387A color
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Nearest named colors to #42387A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#483A79
#3D3F7D
#3F307F
#4E387E
#462C77
#3C3B6E
#413F6E
#4C3371
#353D75
#42426F
#3B3B6D
#352F77
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42387A
- RGB66, 56, 122
- CMYK22, 26, 0, 52
- CSSrgb(66, 56, 122)
- HSL249°, 37%, 35%
- HSL Precise249.091°, 37.079%, 34.902%
- HSV249°, 54%, 48%
- HSB249°, 54%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.220, 0.478)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.220, 0.478, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.220, 0.478)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42387A
- DECIMAL ID4339834
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
