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#425ba0 color: Blue Dahlia

#425ba0 is rgb(66, 91, 160) in RGB and oklch(48.6% 0.11492 267.095) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

48.6%
0.115
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #425ba0

#425ba0 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.49:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dahlia (#415e9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #425ba0 mixed with white

  1. 425ba0
  2. 536baa
  3. 647bb4
  4. 768bbe
  5. 899bc7
  6. 9babd1
  7. afbcda
  8. c2cce4
  9. d6dded
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #425ba0 mixed with black

  1. 425ba0
  2. 384e8b
  3. 2f4176
  4. 253561
  5. 1c294e
  6. 141e3b
  7. 0b1329
  8. 050919
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #425ba0 with less saturation

  1. 425ba0
  2. 455c9a
  3. 485d93
  4. 4b5d8d
  5. 4e5e87
  6. 515e80
  7. 545f7a
  8. 565f73
  9. 595f6d
  10. 5c5f66

Questions about #425ba0

What color is #425ba0?

#425ba0 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(66, 91, 160), in HSL hsl(224.04, 41.59%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.6% 0.11492 267.095).

What colors go well with #425ba0?

The complementary color of #425ba0 is #7b5900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006798 and #674f98. The triadic partners are #95413a and #297036.

Is white or black text more readable on #425ba0?

White text reads better on #425ba0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #425ba0 a warm or cool color?

#425ba0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.115.