#428DB8 Color

#428DB8 is rgb(66, 141, 184) in RGB and hsl(202, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428DB8

HEX#428DB8

RGBrgb(66, 141, 184)

HSLhsl(202, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(202, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.099 236.6)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 23%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #428DB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #428DB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#428DB8 Complementary#B86D42 Analogous#42B8A8 Analogous#4252B8 Triadic#B8428D Triadic#8DB842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #428DB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9DC4 #74ACCD #8FBCD6 #A9CCE0 #C3DBE9 #DDEBF3

Shades

#3A7BA1 #316787 #295670 #1F4256 #173140 #0E1D25

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