Information about #42404F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted classic blue, #42404F sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Warlord (#45404F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Catwalk (#3D3E4C) and Soft Charcoal (#3E414A).
The recipe behind #42404F is rgb(66, 64, 79), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42404F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42404F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42404F color variations
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#42404F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42404F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42404F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42404F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42404F 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 #42404F color
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Nearest named colors to #42404F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#45404F
#3D3E4C
#3E414A
#41474E
#43464B
#404653
#3D4653
#3B444B
#3E4147
#46494E
#484753
#3B4248
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42404F
- RGB66, 64, 79
- CMYK5, 6, 0, 69
- CSSrgb(66, 64, 79)
- HSL248°, 10%, 28%
- HSL Precise248°, 10.49%, 28.039%
- HSV248°, 19%, 31%
- HSB248°, 19%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.251, 0.310)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.251, 0.310, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.251, 0.310)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42404F
- DECIMAL ID4341839
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
