#42A2EB Color

#42A2EB is rgb(66, 162, 235) in RGB and hsl(206, 81%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2EB

HEX#42A2EB

RGBrgb(66, 162, 235)

HSLhsl(206, 81%, 59%)

HSVhsv(206, 72%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.14 245)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 31%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2EB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2EB Complementary#EB8B42 Analogous#42EBE0 Analogous#424DEB Triadic#EB42A2 Triadic#A2EB42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2EB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DAFEE #75BBF0 #90C8F3 #A7D4F6 #C3E1F9 #DAEDFB

Shades

#1D90E7 #1579C6 #1163A2 #0E4F81 #0A395C #062237

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