#42878A Color

#42878A is rgb(66, 135, 138) in RGB and hsl(183, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42878A

HEX#42878A

RGBrgb(66, 135, 138)

HSLhsl(183, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(183, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(58% 0.07 199.2)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 2%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42878A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42878A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42878A Complementary#8A4642 Analogous#428A6A Analogous#42628A Triadic#8A4286 Triadic#868A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42878A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50A1A5 #6BB4B8 #87C2C5 #A2D0D2 #BEDEE0 #DDEEEE

Shades

#3A7578 #326567 #295456 #1F4041 #172F30 #0F1E1F

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