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#425FBD Color

#425FBD is rgb(66, 95, 189) in RGB, hsl(226, 48%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 50%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#425FBD
HEX#425FBD
RGBrgb(66, 95, 189)
HSLhsl(226, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(226, 65%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 50%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.151 267.9)
LABlab(42.00% 13.19 -53.80)
LCHlch(42.00% 55.40 283.77)

What #425FBD 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 #425FBD, 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.

#425FBD Channel Values

How #425FBD 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 95 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 48% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 65% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.83:1 vs white · 3.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #425FBD 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 text5.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #425FBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #425FBD; 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 #425FBD

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

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

How #425FBD 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#425FBD
Protanopia#5B5BBD
Protanomaly#525DBD
Deuteranopia#5757BD
Deuteranomaly#4F5ABD
Tritanopia#0E7171
Tritanomaly#2B6A95
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #425FBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-425fbd: #425FBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #425FBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-425fbd': '#425FBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.373, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_425fbd">#425FBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#425FBD"

More Blue Colors

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

#425FBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #425FBD?

#425FBD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(66, 95, 189) in RGB and hsl(226, 48%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #425FBD?

#425FBD is rgb(66, 95, 189) — red 66, green 95, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #425FBD?

#425FBD converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 50%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #425FBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #425FBD scores 5.83:1 against white and 3.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #425FBD 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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