#42517B Color

#42517B is rgb(66, 81, 123) in RGB and hsl(224, 30%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42517B

HEX#42517B

RGBrgb(66, 81, 123)

HSLhsl(224, 30%, 37%)

HSVhsv(224, 46%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(44.1% 0.072 268.4)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 34%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42517B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42517B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42517B Complementary#7B6C42 Analogous#426D7B Analogous#4F427B Triadic#7B4251 Triadic#517B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42517B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#526598 #6779AD #8493BD #A2AECD #C0C8DD #DBDFEB

Shades

#39466A #323D5D #29324C #20273C #171D2B #10141E

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