#42498A Color

#42498A is rgb(66, 73, 138) in RGB and hsl(234, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42498A

HEX#42498A

RGBrgb(66, 73, 138)

HSLhsl(234, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(234, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.107 276.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 47%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42498A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42498A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42498A Complementary#8A8342 Analogous#426D8A Analogous#5F428A Triadic#8A4249 Triadic#498A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42498A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5058A5 #6B73B8 #878DC5 #A2A7D2 #BEC1E0 #DDDEEE

Shades

#3A4078 #323767 #292E56 #1F2341 #171A30 #0F111F

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