#424489 Color Information

#424489 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #424489. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 26.7% Green, and 53.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 51.8% Cyan, 50.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 238.3°, with saturation of 35% and lightness of 39.8%. The decimal value for #424489 is 4342921, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #424489 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#424489 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 68, 137 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 26.7%, 53.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.733, 0.463 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.518, 0.504, 0, 0.463 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color238.3°, 35.0%, 39.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color238.3°, 51.8%, 53.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.829, 7.099, 24.572 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 68, 137 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4342921 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color32.030, 19.419, -38.954 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)32.030, 43.526, 296.496 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color32.030, -4.581, -54.277 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color26.643, 12.527, -36.030 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.218, 0.175, 7.099 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282533001 / 0xff424489 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333399 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #424489

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #424489, its pure hue is 238.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, and its lightness is 39.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #424489, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080911 to #3a3c78.

Tints of #424489

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #424489, its pure hue is 238.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, and its lightness is 39.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #424489, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5a5b98 to #e7e8f0.

Tones of #424489

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #424489, its pure hue is 238.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #424489, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0006cb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #424489

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #424489! For #424489, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #424489. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #424489

This color, #424489, consists of 25.9% Red, 26.7% Green, and 53.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 68, Blue = 137. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #424489 is 51.8% Cyan, 50.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C51.8%
G26.7%
M50.4%
B53.7%
Y0.0%
K46.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 68 137
Octal 102 104 211
Hexa #42 #44 #89
Binary 01000010 01000100 10001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 51 50 0 46
Octal 63 62 0 56
Hexa #33 #32 #00 #2e
Binary 00110011 00110010 00000000 00101110

Analogous Colors of #424489

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #424489 — which has hue 238.3° — its analogous colors are located at 208.3° and 268.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424489.

Triadic Colors of #424489

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #424489 — which has hue 238.3° — its triadic colors are located at 118.3° and 358.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424489.

Complementary Color of #424489

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #424489 — which has hue 238.3° — its complementary color is located at 58.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424489.

Split Complementary Colors of #424489

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #424489 — which has hue 238.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 28.3° and 238.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424489.

Tetradic Colors of #424489

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #424489 — which has hue 238.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 148.3°, 238.3°, 328.3°, and 58.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424489.

Monochromatic Colors of #424489

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #424489, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2a2a3c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6265ce (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #424489

We want to make getting started with #424489 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #424489 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #424489 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #424489 with other HTML elements.

#424489 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #424489.
<span style="color: #424489;">The color of this text is #424489.</span>

#424489 Background Color

The background color for this text is #424489.
<div style="background-color: #424489; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #424489.</div>

#424489 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #424489.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #424489;">This color for the shadow of this text is #424489.</span>

#424489 Border Color

This is a div with border color #424489.
<div style="border: #424489 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #424489.</div>

#424489 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #424489 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #424489; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #424489 on a white background.</div></div>

#424489 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #424489 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #424489; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #424489 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #424489 to White

This is a gradient from #424489 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#424489,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#424489,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#424489,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#424489,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #424489 to white.</div>

Gradient from #424489 to Black

This is a gradient from #424489 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#424489,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#424489,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#424489,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#424489,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #424489 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #424489

In addition to using #424489 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #424489 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #424489, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 68, Blue = 137). If you need details about the color coordinates of #424489 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #424489
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 68, 137)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #424489; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #424489; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #424489; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 68, 137);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#424489")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:68, blue:137, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:68 blue:137 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 68f, 137f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 68, 137);
 

#424489 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #424489 the same way. For those with color blindness, #424489 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #424489 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #424489 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #424489 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #424489 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #424489 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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