#42759A Color

#42759A is rgb(66, 117, 154) in RGB and hsl(205, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#42759A

HEX#42759A

RGBrgb(66, 117, 154)

HSLhsl(205, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(205, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.08 241.8)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 24%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42759A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42759A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42759A Complementary#9A6642 Analogous#429A92 Analogous#42499A Triadic#9A4275 Triadic#759A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42759A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#508AB4 #6D9DC0 #89B0CD #A2C1D7 #BFD4E3 #DBE7F0

Shades

#396584 #315772 #28475D #20394B #172936 #0F1B24

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