#428ABD Color

#428ABD is rgb(66, 138, 189) in RGB and hsl(205, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428ABD

HEX#428ABD

RGBrgb(66, 138, 189)

HSLhsl(205, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(205, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.106 242.2)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 27%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#428ABD Complementary#BD7542 Analogous#42BDB3 Analogous#424CBD Triadic#BD428A Triadic#8ABD42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5D9AC6 #77ABCF #92BBD9 #A8C9E1 #C3D9EA #DDEAF3

Shades

#3976A2 #31668C #285371 #20425B #172F40 #0F1E2A

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