#42559A Color

#42559A is rgb(66, 85, 154) in RGB and hsl(227, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42559A

HEX#42559A

RGBrgb(66, 85, 154)

HSLhsl(227, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(227, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.114 270)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 45%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42559A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42559A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42559A Complementary#9A8742 Analogous#42819A Analogous#5B429A Triadic#9A4255 Triadic#559A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42559A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5066B4 #6D7FC0 #8998CD #A2AED7 #BFC7E3 #DBE0F0

Shades

#394984 #313F72 #28335D #20294B #171E36 #0F1424

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