#42B4D7 Color

#42B4D7 is rgb(66, 180, 215) in RGB and hsl(194, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B4D7

HEX#42B4D7

RGBrgb(66, 180, 215)

HSLhsl(194, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(194, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.112 222.2)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 16%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B4D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B4D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B4D7 Complementary#D76442 Analogous#42D7AF Analogous#4269D7 Triadic#D742B4 Triadic#B4D742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B4D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BBEDC #74C8E2 #8DD2E7 #ABDEED #C4E8F3 #DDF2F8

Shades

#2BA5CA #2489A8 #1D718B #17596D #114150 #0A262E

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