#42A7F0 Color

#42A7F0 is rgb(66, 167, 240) in RGB and hsl(205, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A7F0

HEX#42A7F0

RGBrgb(66, 167, 240)

HSLhsl(205, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(205, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.142 243.9)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 30%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A7F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A7F0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A7F0 Complementary#F08B42 Analogous#42F0E1 Analogous#4251F0 Triadic#F042A7 Triadic#A7F042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A7F0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB2F2 #76C0F4 #8ECAF6 #AAD8F8 #C2E3FA #DEF0FC

Shades

#1D96ED #1180D0 #0E69AA #0B5284 #083A5E #052339

Use #42A7F0 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex