#42598A Color

#42598A is rgb(66, 89, 138) in RGB and hsl(221, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42598A

HEX#42598A

RGBrgb(66, 89, 138)

HSLhsl(221, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(221, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.085 264.3)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 36%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42598A 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 text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42598A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42598A Complementary#8A7342 Analogous#427D8A Analogous#4F428A Triadic#8A4259 Triadic#598A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42598A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#506BA5 #6B83B8 #879AC5 #A2B1D2 #BEC8E0 #DDE2EE

Shades

#3A4E78 #324367 #293856 #1F2A41 #171F30 #0F141F

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