Information about #42495C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42495C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 73, 92) — 25.9% red, 28.6% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 7 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42495C presents itself as a softly toned steel-blue azure — one 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 practically indistinguishable from Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue (#424859). Slightly further away sit Frances Navy (#42485F) and Dark Grayish Azure (#424E59).

The recipe behind #42495C is rgb(66, 73, 92), 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. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42495C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42495C color variations

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

#42495C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42495C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42495C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42495C 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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#42495C 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 #42495C

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

Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue

#424859

Frances Navy color link
Frances Navy

#42485F

Dark Grayish Azure color link
Dark Grayish Azure

#424E59

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Dark Grayish Blue color link
Dark Grayish Blue

#424259

Dotcom color link
Dotcom

#41415D

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

HEX color link
HEX

#484558

Wind Talker color link
Wind Talker

#3A4859

Consequence Grey color link
Consequence Grey

#405159

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Ox Gray color link
Ox Gray

#414E54

#42495C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42495C
  • RGB66, 73, 92
  • CMYK10, 7, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(66, 73, 92)
  • HSL224°, 16%, 31%
  • HSL Precise223.846°, 16.456%, 30.98%
  • HSV224°, 28%, 36%
  • HSB224°, 28%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.286, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.286, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.286, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42495C
  • DECIMAL ID4344156
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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