#428CBD Color

#428CBD is rgb(66, 140, 189) in RGB and hsl(204, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428CBD

HEX#428CBD

RGBrgb(66, 140, 189)

HSLhsl(204, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(204, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.105 240.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#428CBD Complementary#BD7342 Analogous#42BDB0 Analogous#424FBD Triadic#BD428C Triadic#8CBD42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5D9CC6 #77ACCF #92BCD9 #A8CAE1 #C3DAEA #DDEAF3

Shades

#3978A2 #31678C #285471 #20435B #173040 #0F1F2A

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