#42AAF0 Color

#42AAF0 is rgb(66, 170, 240) in RGB and hsl(204, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AAF0

HEX#42AAF0

RGBrgb(66, 170, 240)

HSLhsl(204, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(204, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.139 242.2)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 29%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AAF0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AAF0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AAF0 Complementary#F08842 Analogous#42F0DE Analogous#4254F0 Triadic#F042AA Triadic#AAF042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AAF0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AB5F2 #76C2F4 #8ECCF6 #AAD9F8 #C2E3FA #DEF0FC

Shades

#1D99ED #1183D0 #0E6BAA #0B5484 #083C5E #052439

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