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#425EB3 Color

#425EB3 is rgb(66, 94, 179) in RGB, hsl(225, 46%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 47%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#425EB3
HEX#425EB3
RGBrgb(66, 94, 179)
HSLhsl(225, 46%, 48%)
HSVhsv(225, 63%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 47%, 0%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.139 267.6)
LABlab(41.17% 10.86 -49.32)
LCHlch(41.17% 50.50 282.42)

What #425EB3 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 #425EB3, 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.

#425EB3 Channel Values

How #425EB3 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 94 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 46% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 63% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #425EB3 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #425EB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #425EB3; 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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Tints & Shades of #425EB3

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #425EB3.

How #425EB3 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#425EB3
Protanopia#5A5AB3
Protanomaly#515CB3
Deuteranopia#5656B3
Deuteranomaly#4F59B3
Tritanopia#1C6E6E
Tritanomaly#2F688F
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #425EB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-425eb3: #425EB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #425EB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-425eb3': '#425EB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.369, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_425eb3">#425EB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#425EB3"

More Blue Colors

#425EB3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#425EB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #425EB3?

#425EB3 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(66, 94, 179) in RGB and hsl(225, 46%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #425EB3?

#425EB3 is rgb(66, 94, 179) — red 66, green 94, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #425EB3?

#425EB3 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 47%, 0%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #425EB3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #425EB3 scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #425EB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #425EB3 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 16.52, which is visibly different.

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