#42A4E0 Color

#42A4E0 is rgb(66, 164, 224) in RGB and hsl(203, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A4E0

HEX#42A4E0

RGBrgb(66, 164, 224)

HSLhsl(203, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(203, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.126 239.4)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 27%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A4E0 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 text7.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A4E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A4E0 Complementary#E07F42 Analogous#42E0CE Analogous#4255E0 Triadic#E042A4 Triadic#A4E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A4E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DB1E5 #77BDE9 #91CAED #A7D5F1 #C2E1F5 #DCEEF9

Shades

#2392D7 #1E7DB8 #186595 #135076 #0E3953 #092435

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