Information about #424862 color

#424862 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#424862 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 72, 98) — 25.9% red, 28.2% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 10 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #424862 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frances Navy (#42485F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Adventure (#414062) and Digital Blue (#3E4163).

The recipe behind #424862 is rgb(66, 72, 98), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #424862 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#424862 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#424862 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #424862

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424862
  • RGB66, 72, 98
  • CMYK13, 10, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(66, 72, 98)
  • HSL229°, 20%, 32%
  • HSL Precise228.75°, 19.512%, 32.157%
  • HSV229°, 33%, 38%
  • HSB229°, 33%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.282, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.282, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.282, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID424862
  • DECIMAL ID4343906
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01