Information about #42628E color

#42628E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42628E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 98, 142) (25.9% red, 38.4% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 30 / 17 / 0 / 44 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42628E presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dusky Blue (#475F94). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Queen Blue (#436B95) and Wavelength (#3C6886).

The recipe behind #42628E is rgb(66, 98, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42628E: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42628E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42628E color variations

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

#42628E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42628E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42628E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42628E 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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#42628E 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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#898F42
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#8F4842
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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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#42898F
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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
#42628E
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#8F4262
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#628F42
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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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#6F428F
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#8F6F42
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#628F42
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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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#8F6F42
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#428F48
#428F48

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Nearest named colors to #42628E

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

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Filmpro Sky Blue color link
Filmpro Sky Blue

#355D90

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Super Duper color link
Super Duper

#42639F

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

#42628E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42628E
  • RGB66, 98, 142
  • CMYK30, 17, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(66, 98, 142)
  • HSL215°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise214.737°, 36.538%, 40.784%
  • HSV215°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB215°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.384, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.384, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.384, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42628E
  • DECIMAL ID4350606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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