#42839E Color

#42839E is rgb(66, 131, 158) in RGB and hsl(198, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42839E

HEX#42839E

RGBrgb(66, 131, 158)

HSLhsl(198, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.078 227.6)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 17%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42839E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42839E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42839E Complementary#9E5E42 Analogous#429E8C Analogous#42559E Triadic#9E4283 Triadic#839E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42839E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5299B7 #6CA8C1 #88B9CD #A5CAD9 #C2DBE5 #DBEAF0

Shades

#397189 #326277 #295061 #203E4C #172D36 #0F1E24

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