HEX Color #424992 (Darkslateblue)

About #424992

At its core, #424992 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 73 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 55% cyan and 50% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 234.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#424992

RGB66, 73, 146

HSL234.8°, 37.7%, 41.6%

CMYK55%, 50%, 0%, 43%

HSV234.8°, 54.8%, 57.3%

LAB34.0, 19.2, -41.3

XYZ9.8, 8.0, 28.2

Decimal4344210

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#424992 #928B41

Analogous

#417092 #634192

Triadic

#924148 #489241

Tetradic

#924170 #928B41 #419263

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#424992

#575D9E

#6C71AA

#8185B6

#9699C2

#ABAECE

#C0C2DA

#D5D6E6

#EAEAF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#424992

#3A4081

#333871

#2C3061

#242851

#1D2040

#161830

#0E1020

#070810

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.08:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.60:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.21:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #424992; }

.text-color { color: #424992; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #424992; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B