#42829A Color

#42829A is rgb(66, 130, 154) in RGB and hsl(196, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42829A

HEX#42829A

RGBrgb(66, 130, 154)

HSLhsl(196, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(196, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.075 225)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 16%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42829A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42829A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42829A Complementary#9A5942 Analogous#429A85 Analogous#42569A Triadic#9A4282 Triadic#829A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42829A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5099B4 #6DAAC0 #89BBCD #A2C9D7 #BFDAE3 #DBEAF0

Shades

#397084 #316172 #284F5D #20404B #172D36 #0F1E24

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