#40A5E7 Color

#40A5E7 is rgb(64, 165, 231) in RGB and hsl(204, 78%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A5E7

HEX#40A5E7

RGBrgb(64, 165, 231)

HSLhsl(204, 78%, 58%)

HSVhsv(204, 72%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.134 241.4)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 29%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A5E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A5E7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A5E7 Complementary#E78340 Analogous#40E7D7 Analogous#4051E7 Triadic#E740A5 Triadic#A5E740

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A5E7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CB2EB #72BCEE #8EC9F1 #A9D6F4 #C4E3F8 #DBEEFB

Shades

#1C93E3 #187FC3 #14679F #0F507B #0B3856 #072336

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