#42A2B8 Color

#42A2B8 is rgb(66, 162, 184) in RGB and hsl(191, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2B8

HEX#42A2B8

RGBrgb(66, 162, 184)

HSLhsl(191, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(191, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.094 215.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 12%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2B8 Complementary#B85842 Analogous#42B892 Analogous#4267B8 Triadic#B842A2 Triadic#A2B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB0C4 #74BDCD #8FC9D6 #A9D6E0 #C3E2E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3A8EA1 #317787 #296370 #1F4C56 #173840 #0E2125

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