#40A5C4 Color

#40A5C4 is rgb(64, 165, 196) in RGB and hsl(194, 53%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A5C4

HEX#40A5C4

RGBrgb(64, 165, 196)

HSLhsl(194, 53%, 51%)

HSVhsv(194, 67%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.102 221.8)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 16%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A5C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A5C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A5C4 Complementary#C45F40 Analogous#40C4A1 Analogous#4063C4 Triadic#C440A5 Triadic#A5C440

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A5C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5BB2CD #73BDD4 #8ECADC #A9D7E5 #C4E4ED #DCEFF4

Shades

#3590AC #2E7C94 #256579 #1D4E5E #143842 #0D242B

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