#428CA9 Color

#428CA9 is rgb(66, 140, 169) in RGB and hsl(197, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428CA9

HEX#428CA9

RGBrgb(66, 140, 169)

HSLhsl(197, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(197, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.085 226.5)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #428CA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #428CA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#428CA9 Complementary#A95F42 Analogous#42A993 Analogous#4258A9 Triadic#A9428C Triadic#8CA942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #428CA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#529EBC #70AFC7 #89BDD1 #A7CDDD #C1DCE7 #DEECF2

Shades

#397993 #31677D #285567 #1F4351 #17313B #0E1E25

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