Information about #42697E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#42697E falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 105, 126) — 25.9% red, 41.2% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 8 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42697E is a softly balanced azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wavelength (#3C6886) and Seachange (#4E6E81).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 105, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #42697E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42697E color variations

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

#42697E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42697E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#283F4C

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Black

#000000

#42697E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42697E 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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#42697E 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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#7F5843
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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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#7F7643
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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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#7F436A
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#6A7F43
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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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#58437F
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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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#76437F
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#7F5843
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#4C7F43
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Nearest named colors to #42697E

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

#42697E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42697E
  • RGB66, 105, 126
  • CMYK24, 8, 0, 51
  • HSL201°, 31%, 38%
  • HSL Precise201°, 31.25%, 37.647%
  • HSV201°, 48%, 49%
  • HSB201°, 48%, 49%
  • HEX ID42697E
  • DECIMAL ID4352382
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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