#40A4B5 Color

#40A4B5 is rgb(64, 164, 181) in RGB and hsl(189, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A4B5

HEX#40A4B5

RGBrgb(64, 164, 181)

HSLhsl(189, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(189, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.094 210.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A4B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A4B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A4B5 Complementary#B55140 Analogous#40B58C Analogous#4069B5 Triadic#B540A4 Triadic#A4B540

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A4B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B3C3 #70BFCD #8ACBD6 #A8D8E1 #C3E4EA #DDF0F3

Shades

#388F9F #2E7784 #26636D #1E4E57 #173A40 #0D2226

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