#42507C
A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #42507C
At its core, #42507C is a dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 80 green, and 124 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 47% Cyan, 35% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51% Black. With a hue angle of 225.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42507C
RGB66, 80, 124
HSL225.5°, 30.5%, 37.3%
CMYK47%, 35%, 0%, 51%
HSV225.5°, 46.8%, 48.6%
LAB34.7, 7.2, -26.7
XYZ8.8, 8.4, 20.2
Decimal4345980
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.67:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42507C;
}
.text-color {
color: #42507C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42507C;
}