#428DAE Color

#428DAE is rgb(66, 141, 174) in RGB and hsl(198, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428DAE

HEX#428DAE

RGBrgb(66, 141, 174)

HSLhsl(198, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(198, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.089 229.5)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#428DAE Complementary#AE6242 Analogous#42AE98 Analogous#4257AE Triadic#AE428D Triadic#8DAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#559FBE #72B0CA #8CBED4 #A6CDDD #C0DBE7 #DEECF2

Shades

#3A7B98 #316981 #29576B #1F4251 #16303B #0E1E25

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