Information about #42488F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#42488F falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 72, 143) — 25.9% red, 28.2% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 28 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #42488F reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blueberry (#464196). Slightly further away sit Soft Navy Blue (#3D3D90) and Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B).

The recipe behind #42488F is rgb(66, 72, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. #42488F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#42488F color variations

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

#42488F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42488F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42488F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42488F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#42488F 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #42488F

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

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Soft Navy Blue color link
Soft Navy Blue

#3D3D90

Dark Slate Blue color link
Dark Slate Blue

#483D8B

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

Divine Blue Purple color link
Divine Blue Purple

#3F3994

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Ebullient Blue color link
Ebullient Blue

#36529A

Kudos color link
Kudos

#353A8B

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

#42488F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42488F
  • RGB66, 72, 143
  • CMYK30, 28, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(66, 72, 143)
  • HSL235°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise235.325°, 36.842%, 40.98%
  • HSV235°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB235°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.282, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.282, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.282, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42488F
  • DECIMAL ID4343951
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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