#42A6C2 Color

#42A6C2 is rgb(66, 166, 194) in RGB and hsl(193, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A6C2

HEX#42A6C2

RGBrgb(66, 166, 194)

HSLhsl(193, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(193, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.1 219.7)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 14%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A6C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A6C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A6C2 Complementary#C25E42 Analogous#42C29E Analogous#4266C2 Triadic#C242A6 Triadic#A6C242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A6C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB3CB #74BED2 #8FCADB #AAD7E4 #C5E4EC #DCEFF4

Shades

#3791A9 #2F7D92 #276677 #1E4F5C #153841 #0E242A

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