#42557B Color

#42557B is rgb(66, 85, 123) in RGB and hsl(220, 30%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42557B

HEX#42557B

RGBrgb(66, 85, 123)

HSLhsl(220, 30%, 37%)

HSVhsv(220, 46%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.067 263.6)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 31%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42557B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42557B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42557B Complementary#7B6842 Analogous#42717B Analogous#4B427B Triadic#7B4255 Triadic#557B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42557B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#526A98 #677EAD #8497BD #A2B0CD #C0CADD #DBE0EB

Shades

#39496A #32405D #29354C #20293C #171E2B #10151E

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