#42739E Color

#42739E is rgb(66, 115, 158) in RGB and hsl(208, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42739E

HEX#42739E

RGBrgb(66, 115, 158)

HSLhsl(208, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(208, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.086 246.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 27%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42739E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42739E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42739E Complementary#9E6D42 Analogous#429E9B Analogous#42459E Triadic#9E4273 Triadic#739E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42739E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5288B7 #6C99C1 #88ADCD #A5C1D9 #C2D5E5 #DBE6F0

Shades

#396489 #325677 #294761 #20374C #172736 #0F1A24

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