#42879E Color

#42879E is rgb(66, 135, 158) in RGB and hsl(195, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42879E

HEX#42879E

RGBrgb(66, 135, 158)

HSLhsl(195, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(195, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.078 222.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42879E Complementary#9E5942 Analogous#429E87 Analogous#42599E Triadic#9E4287 Triadic#879E42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#529EB7 #6CACC1 #88BCCD #A5CCD9 #C2DDE5 #DBEBF0

Shades

#397589 #326577 #295361 #20414C #172E36 #0F1F24

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