#42A4BD Color

#42A4BD is rgb(66, 164, 189) in RGB and hsl(192, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A4BD

HEX#42A4BD

RGBrgb(66, 164, 189)

HSLhsl(192, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(192, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.097 217.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 13%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A4BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A4BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A4BD Complementary#BD5B42 Analogous#42BD98 Analogous#4267BD Triadic#BD42A4 Triadic#A4BD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A4BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB1C6 #77BECF #92CAD9 #A8D5E1 #C3E2EA #DDEFF3

Shades

#398DA2 #317A8C #286371 #204F5B #173840 #0F242A

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