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#425FFF Color

#425FFF is rgb(66, 95, 255) in RGB, hsl(231, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 63%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#425FFF
HEX#425FFF
RGBrgb(66, 95, 255)
HSLhsl(231, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(231, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.238 269.1)
LABlab(46.28% 32.80 -84.26)
LCHlch(46.28% 90.42 291.27)

What #425FFF 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 #425FFF, 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.

#425FFF Channel Values

How #425FFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #425FFF 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 text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #425FFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #425FFF

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

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 #425FFF.

How #425FFF 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#425FFF
Protanopia#5B5BFF
Protanomaly#525DFF
Deuteranopia#5757FF
Deuteranomaly#4F5AFF
Tritanopia#008383
Tritanomaly#0076C1
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #425FFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-425fff: #425FFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #425FFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-425fff': '#425FFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.373, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_425fff">#425FFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#425FFF"

More Blue Colors

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

#425FFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #425FFF?

#425FFF is a light blue — rgb(66, 95, 255) in RGB and hsl(231, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #425FFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #425FFF?

#425FFF converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #425FFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #425FFF scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #425FFF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 18.5, which is visibly different.

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