#42A5CD Color

#42A5CD is rgb(66, 165, 205) in RGB and hsl(197, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A5CD

HEX#42A5CD

RGBrgb(66, 165, 205)

HSLhsl(197, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(197, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.108 228.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A5CD Complementary#CD6942 Analogous#42CDAF Analogous#4260CD Triadic#CD42A5 Triadic#A5CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB1D3 #76BEDB #8ECAE1 #AAD7E9 #C3E2EF #DFF0F6

Shades

#3193B9 #2A7C9D #226681 #1B5065 #133949 #0C232C

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