HEX Color #425792 (Darkslateblue)

About #425792

At its core, #425792 is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 87 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 55% cyan and 40% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 224.2° hue, 37.7% saturation, and 41.6% lightness.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#425792

RGB66, 87, 146

HSL224.2°, 37.7%, 41.6%

CMYK55%, 40%, 0%, 43%

HSV224.2°, 54.8%, 57.3%

LAB37.9, 10.0, -35.0

XYZ10.8, 10.0, 28.6

Decimal4347794

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#425792 #927C41

Analogous

#417E92 #544192

Triadic

#924156 #569241

Tetradic

#92417E #927C41 #419255

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#425792

#57699E

#6C7CAA

#818FB6

#96A1C2

#ABB4CE

#C0C7DA

#D5D9E6

#EAECF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#425792

#3A4D81

#334371

#2C3A61

#243051

#1D2640

#161D30

#0E1320

#070910

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.98:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.01:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.56:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #425792; }

.text-color { color: #425792; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #425792; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B