Information about #42798A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#42798A presents itself as a softly balanced water-like cyan — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Norwester (#48798A) and Calypso (#3D7188).
In RGB terms — rgb(66, 121, 138) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. No one has named #42798A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#42798A color variations
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#42798A color tints
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#42798A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42798A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42798A color hues
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#42798A 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 #42798A color
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Nearest named colors to #42798A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#44798E
#48798A
#3D7188
#488084
#367588
#4C787E
#4E7B96
#4C6B88
#317589
#436B95
#36747D
#3C6886
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42798A
- RGB66, 121, 138
- CMYK28, 7, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(66, 121, 138)
- HSL194°, 35%, 40%
- HSL Precise194.167°, 35.294%, 40%
- HSV194°, 52%, 54%
- HSB194°, 52%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.475, 0.541)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.475, 0.541, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.475, 0.541)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID42798A
- DECIMAL ID4356490
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
