#42A4B8 Color

#42A4B8 is rgb(66, 164, 184) in RGB and hsl(190, 47%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A4B8

HEX#42A4B8

RGBrgb(66, 164, 184)

HSLhsl(190, 47%, 49%)

HSVhsv(190, 64%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.095 213.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 11%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A4B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A4B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A4B8 Complementary#B85642 Analogous#42B891 Analogous#4269B8 Triadic#B842A4 Triadic#A4B842

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A4B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB2C4 #74BECD #8FCAD6 #A9D7E0 #C3E3E9 #DDEFF3

Shades

#3A90A1 #317987 #296470 #1F4D56 #173940 #0E2125

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