#042EB9 Color

#042EB9 is rgb(4, 46, 185) in RGB and hsl(226, 96%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#042EB9

HEX#042EB9

RGBrgb(4, 46, 185)

HSLhsl(226, 96%, 37%)

HSVhsv(226, 98%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.218 264.1)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 75%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #042EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #042EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#042EB9 Complementary#B98F04 Analogous#0489B9 Analogous#3404B9 Triadic#B9042E Triadic#2EB904

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #042EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#0539E6 #194EFA #4670FB #7393FC #A0B6FD #C8D5FE

Shades

#0328A0 #03238C #021D73 #02165A #011041 #010B2D

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