#42A2F0 Color

#42A2F0 is rgb(66, 162, 240) in RGB and hsl(207, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A2F0

HEX#42A2F0

RGBrgb(66, 162, 240)

HSLhsl(207, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(207, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.146 246.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 33%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A2F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A2F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A2F0 Complementary#F09042 Analogous#42F0E7 Analogous#424BF0 Triadic#F042A2 Triadic#A2F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A2F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AADF2 #76BBF4 #8EC7F6 #AAD5F8 #C2E1FA #DEEFFC

Shades

#1D8FED #117AD0 #0E64AA #0B4D84 #08375E #052139

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