#42879A Color

#42879A is rgb(66, 135, 154) in RGB and hsl(193, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42879A

HEX#42879A

RGBrgb(66, 135, 154)

HSLhsl(193, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(193, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.075 218.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42879A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42879A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42879A Complementary#9A5542 Analogous#429A81 Analogous#425B9A Triadic#9A4287 Triadic#879A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42879A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#509EB4 #6DAEC0 #89BECD #A2CCD7 #BFDCE3 #DBEBF0

Shades

#397484 #316472 #28515D #20424B #172F36 #0F1F24

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