#42559E Color

#42559E is rgb(66, 85, 158) in RGB and hsl(228, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42559E

HEX#42559E

RGBrgb(66, 85, 158)

HSLhsl(228, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(228, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.12 270.3)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 46%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text6.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42559E Complementary#9E8C42 Analogous#42839E Analogous#5E429E Triadic#9E4255 Triadic#559E42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5266B7 #6C7DC1 #8896CD #A5B0D9 #C2C9E5 #DBDFF0

Shades

#394989 #323F77 #293461 #20284C #171D36 #0F1324

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