Information about #424AA2 color

#424AA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#424AA2 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 74, 162) — 25.9% red, 29% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 35 / 0 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#424AA2 is a clearly saturated deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Blue (#4A4AA8). Slightly further away sit Moderate Phthalo Blue (#4A55A8) and Blueberry (#464196).

The recipe behind #424AA2 is rgb(66, 74, 162), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #424AA2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#424AA2 color variations

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

#424AA2 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 #424AA2

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#424AA2
  • RGB66, 74, 162
  • CMYK38, 35, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(66, 74, 162)
  • HSL235°, 42%, 45%
  • HSL Precise235°, 42.105%, 44.706%
  • HSV235°, 59%, 64%
  • HSB235°, 59%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.290, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.290, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.290, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID424AA2
  • DECIMAL ID4344482
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01