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Hex #42648c

#42648c is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #42648c color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#42648c Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#42648c copy to clipboard
RGB	R 66 G 100 B 140 RGB (66, 100, 140) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 212.43 S 0.36 L 0.4
CMYK	C 29% M 16% Y 0% K 45%
Usage of blue	The color #42648c is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#42648c Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#42648c to RGB conversion

Red	66	66% RED
Green	100	100% GREEN
Blue	140	140% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(66, 100, 140); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(66, 100, 140); // for css background-color

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#42648c to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
29.02 %	15.69 %	0 %	45.1 %

#42648c to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
212.432	0.36	0.4

CSS code: color: hsl(212.4, 36%, 40%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #42648c

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #42648c

Tints of #42648c		Shades of #42648c
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #42648c

This shows how text with the hex-color #42648c would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #42648c

Primary
#42648c (already open)

Secondary
#8c6a42

Tertiary
#c6a987

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Complementary Color: #8c6a42

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #42648c

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