#42838A Color

#42838A is rgb(66, 131, 138) in RGB and hsl(186, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42838A

HEX#42838A

RGBrgb(66, 131, 138)

HSLhsl(186, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(186, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(57% 0.067 204.7)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 5%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42838A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42838A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42838A Complementary#8A4942 Analogous#428A6D Analogous#425F8A Triadic#8A4283 Triadic#838A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42838A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#509DA5 #6BB0B8 #87BFC5 #A2CDD2 #BEDCE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#3A7278 #326267 #295256 #1F3E41 #172E30 #0F1D1F

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