#42798E is the sRGB color rgb(66, 121, 142), or hsl(197, 37%, 41%) in HSL. The color tool also converts #42798E to HSV, CMYK, LAB and OKLCH, and finds the nearest RAL Classic color.
Tints, shades and tones of #42798E
Tints mix #42798E toward white for lighter variants, shades mix it toward black for darker ones, and tones mix in grey to soften it. Together they give you a ready ramp of #42798E for backgrounds, borders, hover states and text.
Color harmonies from #42798E
Build a scheme around #42798E with its complementary, split-complementary, triadic, tetradic, analogous and monochromatic partners. Analogous colors sit beside #42798E on the wheel for a calm, cohesive palette; the complementary color sits opposite for high-contrast accents.
Contrast and accessibility
#42798E pairs best with light text and light UI. The tool reports the WCAG 2 contrast ratio and the APCA (WCAG 3) Lc against white and black, and simulates how #42798E reads for protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia, so you can check #42798E is accessible before you ship it.
