#42577C

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #42577C

When working with digital screens, the color #42577C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 87 green, and 124 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 30% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 218.3° hue, 30.5% saturation, and 37.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42577C
RGB66, 87, 124
HSL218.3°, 30.5%, 37.3%
CMYK47%, 30%, 0%, 51%
HSV218.3°, 46.8%, 48.6%
LAB36.8, 2.8, -23.4
XYZ9.3, 9.4, 20.4
Decimal4347772

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.89:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.45:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42577C; }
.text-color { color: #42577C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42577C; }

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