#423ABD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #423ABD

Visually, #423ABD is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 58 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 69% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#423ABD
RGB66, 58, 189
HSL243.7°, 53.0%, 48.4%
CMYK65%, 69%, 0%, 26%
HSV243.7°, 69.3%, 74.1%
LAB33.7, 43.1, -67.6
XYZ12.9, 7.9, 49.0
Decimal4340413

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.57:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.19:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #423ABD; }
.text-color { color: #423ABD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #423ABD; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
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