#428AA9 Color

#428AA9 is rgb(66, 138, 169) in RGB and hsl(198, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428AA9

HEX#428AA9

RGBrgb(66, 138, 169)

HSLhsl(198, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(198, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.086 228.8)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #428AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #428AA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#428AA9 Complementary#A96142 Analogous#42A994 Analogous#4256A9 Triadic#A9428A Triadic#8AA942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #428AA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#529CBC #70ADC7 #89BCD1 #A7CDDD #C1DBE7 #DEECF2

Shades

#397893 #31667D #285467 #1F4251 #17303B #0E1E25

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