#42959E Color

#42959E is rgb(66, 149, 158) in RGB and hsl(186, 41%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42959E

HEX#42959E

RGBrgb(66, 149, 158)

HSLhsl(186, 41%, 44%)

HSVhsv(186, 58%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.081 205)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#42959E Complementary#9E4B42 Analogous#429E79 Analogous#42679E Triadic#9E4295 Triadic#959E42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#52ADB7 #6CB9C1 #88C6CD #A5D4D9 #C2E2E5 #DBEEF0

Shades

#398189 #327077 #295B61 #20474C #173336 #0F2224

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