#42509A Color

#42509A is rgb(66, 80, 154) in RGB, hsl(230, 40%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42509A

HEX#42509A

RGBrgb(66, 80, 154)

HSLhsl(230, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(230, 57%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(45.8% 0.121 272.7)

LABlab(35.83% 12.18 -43.02)

LCHlch(35.83% 44.71 285.81)

What #42509A 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 #42509A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yinmn Blue#2E5090ΔE 8.38 Iron Indigo#184FA1ΔE 9 Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 10.77 Medium Electric Blue#035096ΔE 11.3 B'dazzled Blue#2E5894ΔE 12.24 Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.68

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

#42509A Channel Values

How #42509A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 66 · G 80 · B 154	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 230° · S 40% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 230° · S 57% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 57% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.38:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42509A 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 text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42509A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42509A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #42509A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42509A.

How #42509A 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#42509A

Protanopia#4E4E9A

Protanomaly#494F9A

Deuteranopia#4C4C9A

Deuteranomaly#484D9A

Tritanopia#2A5E5E

Tritanomaly#35587A

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #42509A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42509a: #42509A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42509A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42509a': '#42509A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.314, blue: 0.604)

Android XML<color name="color_42509a">#42509A</color>

SVG fillfill="#42509A"

More Blue Colors

#42509A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#42509A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42509A?

#42509A is a mid-tone blue — rgb(66, 80, 154) in RGB and hsl(230, 40%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #42509A?

#42509A is rgb(66, 80, 154) — red 66, green 80, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42509A?

#42509A converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42509A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42509A scores 7.38:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42509A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42509A 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

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