#42A8CD Color

#42A8CD is rgb(66, 168, 205) in RGB and hsl(196, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A8CD

HEX#42A8CD

RGBrgb(66, 168, 205)

HSLhsl(196, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.107 225.8)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A8CD Complementary#CD6742 Analogous#42CDAC Analogous#4262CD Triadic#CD42A8 Triadic#A8CD42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB3D3 #76C0DB #8ECBE1 #AAD8E9 #C3E3EF #DFF0F6

Shades

#3195B9 #2A7E9D #226881 #1B5165 #133A49 #0C242C

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