#42A8BD Color

#42A8BD is rgb(66, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(190, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A8BD

HEX#42A8BD

RGBrgb(66, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(190, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(190, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.097 213.8)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A8BD Complementary#BD5742 Analogous#42BD94 Analogous#426BBD Triadic#BD42A8 Triadic#A8BD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB4C6 #77C1CF #92CDD9 #A8D7E1 #C3E3EA #DDEFF3

Shades

#3991A2 #317D8C #286571 #20515B #173940 #0F252A

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