#42659E Color

#42659E is rgb(66, 101, 158) in RGB and hsl(217, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42659E

HEX#42659E

RGBrgb(66, 101, 158)

HSLhsl(217, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(217, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.1 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 36%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text5.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42659E Complementary#9E7B42 Analogous#42939E Analogous#4D429E Triadic#9E4265 Triadic#659E42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5279B7 #6C8CC1 #88A3CD #A5B9D9 #C2D0E5 #DBE3F0

Shades

#395889 #324C77 #293E61 #20304C #172336 #0F1724

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