Information about #42717B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced water-like cyan, #42717B holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bismark (#486C7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Faded Jade (#427977) and Vintage Teal (#3B7577).
The recipe behind #42717B is rgb(66, 113, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42717B: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42717B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42717B color variations
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#42717B color tints
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#42717B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42717B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42717B color hues
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#42717B 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 #42717B color
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Nearest named colors to #42717B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#486C7A
#427977
#3B7577
#36747D
#4C787E
#4E6E81
#3D7188
#3C6886
#4A766E
#4C6B88
#48798A
#367588
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42717B
- RGB66, 113, 123
- CMYK22, 4, 0, 52
- CSSrgb(66, 113, 123)
- HSL191°, 30%, 37%
- HSL Precise190.526°, 30.159%, 37.059%
- HSV191°, 46%, 48%
- HSB191°, 46%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.443, 0.482)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.443, 0.482, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.443, 0.482)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID42717B
- DECIMAL ID4354427
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
