#42A0B3 Color

#42A0B3 is rgb(66, 160, 179) in RGB and hsl(190, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A0B3

HEX#42A0B3

RGBrgb(66, 160, 179)

HSLhsl(190, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(190, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.092 213.2)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 11%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A0B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A0B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A0B3 Complementary#B35542 Analogous#42B38D Analogous#4268B3 Triadic#B342A0 Triadic#A0B342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A0B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57AFC1 #72BCCB #8CC8D4 #A9D6DF #C3E3E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3A8C9C #307582 #28616C #204D56 #17393F #0E2125

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