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#42476C Color

#42476C is rgb(66, 71, 108) in RGB, hsl(233, 24%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Independence (#4C516D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42476C
HEX#42476C
RGBrgb(66, 71, 108)
HSLhsl(233, 24%, 34%)
HSVhsv(233, 39%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(41% 0.062 277.4)
LABlab(30.97% 5.61 -22.40)
LCHlch(30.97% 23.09 284.06)

What #42476C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42476C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Independence#4C516DΔE 7.09Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 7.34Police Blue#374F6BΔE 9.3Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 9.42English Violet#563C5CΔE 13.53Indigo Dye#00416AΔE 14.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#42476C Channel Values

How #42476C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 71 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 24% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 39% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.94:1 vs white · 2.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42476C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42476C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42476C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42476C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42476C
Complementary
#6C6742
Analogous
#425C6C
Analogous
#52426C
Triadic
#6C4247
Triadic
#476C42
Split comp.
#6C5242
Split comp.
#5C6C42

Tints & Shades of #42476C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#535988
#676EA2
#8489B3
#A3A7C7
#C0C3D8
#DCDEEA

Shades

#3A3E5F
#30344F
#292C42
#212336
#191B29
#101119

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42476C.

How #42476C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42476C
Protanopia#46466C
Protanomaly#45476C
Deuteranopia#45456C
Deuteranomaly#44466C
Tritanopia#3B4D4D
Tritanomaly#3E4B5B
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #42476C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42476c: #42476C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42476C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42476c': '#42476C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.278, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_42476c">#42476C</color>
SVG fillfill="#42476C"

More Blue Colors

#42476C sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#42476C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42476C?

#42476C is a dark blue — rgb(66, 71, 108) in RGB and hsl(233, 24%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Independence (#4C516D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #42476C?

#42476C is rgb(66, 71, 108) — red 66, green 71, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42476C?

#42476C converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42476C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42476C scores 8.94:1 against white and 2.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42476C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42476C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.7, which is a different colour altogether.

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