Information about #42657B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #42657B reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Bismark (#486C7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Ashes (#3B5F78) and Wavelength (#3C6886).
In RGB terms — rgb(66, 101, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #42657B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#42657B color variations
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#42657B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42657B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42657B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42657B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42657B 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 #42657B color
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Nearest named colors to #42657B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#486C7A
#3B5F78
#3C6886
#475877
#365C7D
#4E6E81
#346672
#4F6971
#4A646C
#4C6B88
#516572
#536878
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42657B
- RGB66, 101, 123
- CMYK22, 9, 0, 52
- CSSrgb(66, 101, 123)
- HSL203°, 30%, 37%
- HSL Precise203.158°, 30.159%, 37.059%
- HSV203°, 46%, 48%
- HSB203°, 46%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.396, 0.482)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.396, 0.482, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.396, 0.482)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42657B
- DECIMAL ID4351355
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
