#42869E Color

#42869E is rgb(66, 134, 158) in RGB and hsl(196, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42869E

HEX#42869E

RGBrgb(66, 134, 158)

HSLhsl(196, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(196, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.078 223.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42869E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42869E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42869E Complementary#9E5B42 Analogous#429E89 Analogous#42589E Triadic#9E4286 Triadic#869E42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42869E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#529CB7 #6CAAC1 #88BBCD #A5CBD9 #C2DCE5 #DBEAF0

Shades

#397389 #326477 #295261 #20404C #172E36 #0F1E24

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