#424166
Prussian Blue · dark cool blue
About #424166
#424166 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 25% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Prussian Blue (ΔE 14.9); Oxford Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #656641 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #424166 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.63:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #424166?
#424166 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 25% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #424166?
Use white text. White on #424166 has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424166?
Its complementary colour is #656641, and analogous partners are #415266 and #554166.