#40A2E2 Color

#40A2E2 is rgb(64, 162, 226) in RGB and hsl(204, 74%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A2E2

HEX#40A2E2

RGBrgb(64, 162, 226)

HSLhsl(204, 74%, 57%)

HSVhsv(204, 72%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.131 241.3)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 28%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A2E2 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 text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A2E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A2E2 Complementary#E28140 Analogous#40E2D2 Analogous#4050E2 Triadic#E240A2 Triadic#A2E240

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A2E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BAFE6 #75BCEA #90C9EE #A6D4F2 #C1E1F6 #DCEEFA

Shades

#208FD9 #1C7BBA #176497 #124F78 #0D3854 #082335

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