#42659A Color

#42659A is rgb(66, 101, 154) in RGB and hsl(216, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42659A

HEX#42659A

RGBrgb(66, 101, 154)

HSLhsl(216, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(216, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.094 258.5)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 34%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42659A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42659A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42659A Complementary#9A7642 Analogous#42919A Analogous#4B429A Triadic#9A4265 Triadic#659A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42659A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5078B4 #6D8EC0 #89A4CD #A2B7D7 #BFCDE3 #DBE3F0

Shades

#395784 #314B72 #283D5D #20314B #172336 #0F1724

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