#428BC2 Color

#428BC2 is rgb(66, 139, 194) in RGB and hsl(206, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428BC2

HEX#428BC2

RGBrgb(66, 139, 194)

HSLhsl(206, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(206, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.111 243.9)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 28%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #428BC2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #428BC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#428BC2 Complementary#C27A42 Analogous#42C2B9 Analogous#424BC2 Triadic#C2428B Triadic#8BC242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #428BC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5D9BCB #74A9D2 #8FBADB #AACBE4 #C5DBEC #DCEAF4

Shades

#3778A9 #2F6792 #275477 #1E415C #152E41 #0E1E2A

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