#42849E Color

#42849E is rgb(66, 132, 158) in RGB and hsl(197, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42849E

HEX#42849E

RGBrgb(66, 132, 158)

HSLhsl(197, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(197, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.078 226.3)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 16%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42849E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42849E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42849E Complementary#9E5C42 Analogous#429E8A Analogous#42569E Triadic#9E4284 Triadic#849E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42849E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#529AB7 #6CA9C1 #88BACD #A5CBD9 #C2DBE5 #DBEAF0

Shades

#397289 #326377 #295161 #203F4C #172D36 #0F1E24

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