Information about #424A5A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained azure, #424A5A sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Grayish Sapphire Blue (#424859). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Grayish Azure (#424E59) and Frances Navy (#42485F).
In RGB terms — rgb(66, 74, 90) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #424A5A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #424A5A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#424A5A color variations
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#424A5A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#424A5A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#424A5A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#424A5A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#424A5A 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 #424A5A color
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Nearest named colors to #424A5A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#424859
#424E59
#42485F
#40505A
#444954
#414E54
#3B4C57
#424259
#484558
#3A4859
#404653
#3D4653
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#424A5A
- RGB66, 74, 90
- CMYK9, 6, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(66, 74, 90)
- HSL220°, 15%, 31%
- HSL Precise220°, 15.385%, 30.588%
- HSV220°, 27%, 35%
- HSB220°, 27%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.290, 0.353)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.290, 0.353, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.290, 0.353)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID424A5A
- DECIMAL ID4344410
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
