#42697B Color

#42697B is rgb(66, 105, 123) in RGB and hsl(199, 30%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#42697B

HEX#42697B

RGBrgb(66, 105, 123)

HSLhsl(199, 30%, 37%)

HSVhsv(199, 46%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.053 228.9)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42697B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42697B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42697B Complementary#7B5442 Analogous#427B70 Analogous#424C7B Triadic#7B4269 Triadic#697B42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42697B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#528298 #6797AD #84ABBD #A2BFCD #C0D4DD #DBE6EB

Shades

#395B6A #324F5D #29414C #20333C #17252B #10191E

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