#424B65
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #424B65
#424B65 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 29% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.3); Prussian Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #655C42 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #424B65 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.66:1).
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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 #424B65?
#424B65 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 29% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #424B65?
Use white text. White on #424B65 has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424B65?
Its complementary colour is #655C42, and analogous partners are #425D65 and #4A4265.