#40A5ED Color

#40A5ED is rgb(64, 165, 237) in RGB and hsl(205, 83%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A5ED

HEX#40A5ED

RGBrgb(64, 165, 237)

HSLhsl(205, 83%, 59%)

HSVhsv(205, 73%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.14 243.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 30%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A5ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A5ED based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A5ED Complementary#ED8840 Analogous#40EDDF Analogous#404EED Triadic#ED40A5 Triadic#A5ED40

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A5ED, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CB2F0 #73BDF2 #8FCAF5 #A6D5F7 #C2E2F9 #DAEDFC

Shades

#1A93EA #137DC9 #0F66A3 #0C5183 #093A5D #052338

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