#40A5C9 Color

#40A5C9 is rgb(64, 165, 201) in RGB and hsl(196, 56%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A5C9

HEX#40A5C9

RGBrgb(64, 165, 201)

HSLhsl(196, 56%, 52%)

HSVhsv(196, 68%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.106 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 18%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A5C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A5C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A5C9 Complementary#C96540 Analogous#40C9A9 Analogous#4060C9 Triadic#C940A5 Triadic#A5C940

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A5C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CB2D1 #74BDD8 #90CAE0 #A7D6E6 #C3E3EE #DBEEF5

Shades

#3291B3 #2B7A97 #23647B #1C5063 #143A48 #0C232C

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