#42859A Color

#42859A is rgb(66, 133, 154) in RGB and hsl(194, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42859A

HEX#42859A

RGBrgb(66, 133, 154)

HSLhsl(194, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(194, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.075 220.9)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42859A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42859A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42859A Complementary#9A5642 Analogous#429A82 Analogous#42599A Triadic#9A4285 Triadic#859A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42859A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#509DB4 #6DADC0 #89BDCD #A2CBD7 #BFDBE3 #DBEBF0

Shades

#397284 #316372 #28505D #20414B #172E36 #0F1F24

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