#42B4E0 Color

#42B4E0 is rgb(66, 180, 224) in RGB and hsl(197, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B4E0

HEX#42B4E0

RGBrgb(66, 180, 224)

HSLhsl(197, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(197, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.119 227.8)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 20%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B4E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B4E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B4E0 Complementary#E06F42 Analogous#42E0BE Analogous#4265E0 Triadic#E042B4 Triadic#B4E042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B4E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DBEE5 #77C9E9 #91D3ED #A7DCF1 #C2E6F5 #DCF1F9

Shades

#23A4D7 #1E8DB8 #187295 #135A76 #0E4053 #092835

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