#42A0BD Color

#42A0BD is rgb(66, 160, 189) in RGB and hsl(194, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A0BD

HEX#42A0BD

RGBrgb(66, 160, 189)

HSLhsl(194, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(194, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.097 221.6)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 15%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A0BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A0BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A0BD Complementary#BD5F42 Analogous#42BD9C Analogous#4263BD Triadic#BD42A0 Triadic#A0BD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A0BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DADC6 #77BBCF #92C8D9 #A8D3E1 #C3E1EA #DDEEF3

Shades

#398AA2 #31778C #286071 #204D5B #173640 #0F232A

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