#42A2BD Color

#42A2BD is rgb(66, 162, 189) in RGB and hsl(193, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2BD

HEX#42A2BD

RGBrgb(66, 162, 189)

HSLhsl(193, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(193, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.097 219.6)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 14%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2BD Complementary#BD5D42 Analogous#42BD9A Analogous#4265BD Triadic#BD42A2 Triadic#A2BD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DAFC6 #77BCCF #92C9D9 #A8D4E1 #C3E1EA #DDEEF3

Shades

#398BA2 #31788C #286171 #204E5B #173740 #0F242A

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