#42A5F0 Color

#42A5F0 is rgb(66, 165, 240) in RGB and hsl(206, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A5F0

HEX#42A5F0

RGBrgb(66, 165, 240)

HSLhsl(206, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(206, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.143 245.1)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 31%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A5F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A5F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A5F0 Complementary#F08D42 Analogous#42F0E4 Analogous#424EF0 Triadic#F042A5 Triadic#A5F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A5F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB0F2 #76BDF4 #8EC9F6 #AAD6F8 #C2E2FA #DEEFFC

Shades

#1D92ED #117DD0 #0E66AA #0B4F84 #08395E #052239

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