#42A1CD Color

#42A1CD is rgb(66, 161, 205) in RGB and hsl(199, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A1CD

HEX#42A1CD

RGBrgb(66, 161, 205)

HSLhsl(199, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(199, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.109 231.8)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 21%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A1CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A1CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A1CD Complementary#CD6E42 Analogous#42CDB3 Analogous#425BCD Triadic#CD42A1 Triadic#A1CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A1CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AADD3 #76BBDB #8EC7E1 #AAD5E9 #C3E1EF #DFEFF6

Shades

#318EB9 #2A799D #226381 #1B4D65 #133849 #0C222C

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