Information about #424E75 color

#424E75 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#424E75 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 78, 117) — 25.9% red, 30.6% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 15 / 0 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#424E75 is a softly balanced deep-sea blue that sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Quayside (#424F71). Nearby in the Register you will also find Night Moves (#454C73) and Takaka (#3D4D78).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 78, 117) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #424E75 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#424E75 color variations

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

#424E75 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 #424E75

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

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424E75
  • RGB66, 78, 117
  • CMYK20, 15, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(66, 78, 117)
  • HSL226°, 28%, 36%
  • HSL Precise225.882°, 27.869%, 35.882%
  • HSV226°, 44%, 46%
  • HSB226°, 44%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.306, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.306, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.306, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID424E75
  • DECIMAL ID4345461
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01