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#425170 Color

#425170 is rgb(66, 81, 112) in RGB, hsl(220, 26%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#425170
HEX#425170
RGBrgb(66, 81, 112)
HSLhsl(220, 26%, 35%)
HSVhsv(220, 41%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.055 264.3)
LABlab(34.18% 0.54 -19.95)
LCHlch(34.18% 19.96 271.56)

What #425170 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 #425170, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#425170 Channel Values

How #425170 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 81 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 26% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 41% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #425170 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #425170

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #425170; 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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Tints & Shades of #425170

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

Shades

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How #425170 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#425170
Protanopia#4F4F70
Protanomaly#4A5070
Deuteranopia#4C4C70
Deuteranomaly#484E70
Tritanopia#3B5656
Tritanomaly#3E5461
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #425170 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-425170: #425170;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #425170;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-425170': '#425170' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.318, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_425170">#425170</color>
SVG fillfill="#425170"

More Blue Colors

#425170 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#425170 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #425170?

#425170 is a dark blue — rgb(66, 81, 112) in RGB and hsl(220, 26%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.96.

What is the RGB value of #425170?

#425170 is rgb(66, 81, 112) — red 66, green 81, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #425170?

#425170 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #425170 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #425170 scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #425170 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #425170 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 20.73, which is visibly different.

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