#42A0C2 Color

#42A0C2 is rgb(66, 160, 194) in RGB and hsl(196, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A0C2

HEX#42A0C2

RGBrgb(66, 160, 194)

HSLhsl(196, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(196, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.101 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 18%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A0C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A0C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A0C2 Complementary#C26442 Analogous#42C2A4 Analogous#4260C2 Triadic#C242A0 Triadic#A0C242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A0C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DADCB #74B9D2 #8FC7DB #AAD4E4 #C5E2EC #DCEEF4

Shades

#378BA9 #2F7892 #276277 #1E4C5C #153641 #0E232A

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