Information about #42468A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42468A is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 70, 138) — 25.9% red, 27.5% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 27 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned deep-sea blue, #42468A feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Navy Blue (#3D3D90) and Blueberry (#464196).

The recipe behind #42468A is rgb(66, 70, 138), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42468A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #42468A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42468A color variations

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

#42468A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42468A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#272952

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Black

#000000

#42468A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42468A 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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#42468A 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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#8A8642
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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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#6A8A42
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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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#426A8A
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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
#42468A
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#8A4246
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#468A42
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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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#86428A
#86428A

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#8A8642
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#468A42
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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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#8A426A
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#8A8642
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#428A62
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Nearest named colors to #42468A

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

Dark Slate Blue color link
Dark Slate Blue

#483D8B

Soft Navy Blue color link
Soft Navy Blue

#3D3D90

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Jack In The Box color link
Jack In The Box

#3D3F7D

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Divine Blue Purple color link
Divine Blue Purple

#3F3994

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Kudos color link
Kudos

#353A8B

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

#42468A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42468A
  • RGB66, 70, 138
  • CMYK28, 27, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(66, 70, 138)
  • HSL237°, 35%, 40%
  • HSL Precise236.667°, 35.294%, 40%
  • HSV237°, 52%, 54%
  • HSB237°, 52%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.275, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.275, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.275, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42468A
  • DECIMAL ID4343434
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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