#42A2B3 Color

#42A2B3 is rgb(66, 162, 179) in RGB and hsl(189, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2B3

HEX#42A2B3

RGBrgb(66, 162, 179)

HSLhsl(189, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(189, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.092 211.2)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 9%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2B3 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 text7.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2B3 Complementary#B35342 Analogous#42B38B Analogous#426AB3 Triadic#B342A2 Triadic#A2B342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57B1C1 #72BDCB #8CC9D4 #A9D7DF #C3E3E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3A8E9C #307682 #28626C #204E56 #17393F #0E2225

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