Information about #42608B color

#42608B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42608B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 96, 139) — 25.9% red, 37.6% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 17 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #42608B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dusky Blue (#475F94). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wavelength (#3C6886) and Filmpro Sky Blue (#355D90).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 96, 139) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #42608B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42608B color variations

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

#42608B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42608B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42608B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42608B 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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#42608B 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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#418B47
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Nearest named colors to #42608B

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

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Filmpro Sky Blue color link
Filmpro Sky Blue

#355D90

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

#42608B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42608B
  • RGB66, 96, 139
  • CMYK29, 17, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(66, 96, 139)
  • HSL215°, 36%, 40%
  • HSL Precise215.342°, 35.61%, 40.196%
  • HSV215°, 53%, 55%
  • HSB215°, 53%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.376, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.376, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.376, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42608B
  • DECIMAL ID4350091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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