#42959A Color

#42959A is rgb(66, 149, 154) in RGB and hsl(183, 40%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42959A

HEX#42959A

RGBrgb(66, 149, 154)

HSLhsl(183, 40%, 43%)

HSVhsv(183, 57%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.08 200.7)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42959A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42959A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42959A Complementary#9A4642 Analogous#429A72 Analogous#42699A Triadic#9A4295 Triadic#959A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42959A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50AFB4 #6DBCC0 #89C9CD #A2D5D7 #BFE2E3 #DBEFF0

Shades

#398084 #316F72 #285A5D #20494B #173436 #0F2324

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