#42A3CD Color

#42A3CD is rgb(66, 163, 205) in RGB and hsl(198, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A3CD

HEX#42A3CD

RGBrgb(66, 163, 205)

HSLhsl(198, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(198, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.109 230.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A3CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A3CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A3CD Complementary#CD6B42 Analogous#42CDB1 Analogous#425DCD Triadic#CD42A3 Triadic#A3CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A3CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AAFD3 #76BCDB #8EC8E1 #AAD6E9 #C3E2EF #DFEFF6

Shades

#3191B9 #2A7B9D #226581 #1B4F65 #133949 #0C232C

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