#42509A Color

#42509A is rgb(66, 80, 154) in RGB and hsl(230, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42509A

HEX#42509A

RGBrgb(66, 80, 154)

HSLhsl(230, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(230, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(45.8% 0.121 272.7)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 48%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42509A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42509A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42509A Complementary#9A8B42 Analogous#427C9A Analogous#5F429A Triadic#9A4250 Triadic#509A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42509A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5061B4 #6D7BC0 #8994CD #A2ABD7 #BFC5E3 #DBDFF0

Shades

#394584 #313C72 #28315D #20274B #171C36 #0F1324

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