All About Color #0042EB

#0042EB

About #0042EB

#0042EB is a medium blue color with the hex code #0042EB. In RGB it is red 0, green 66, blue 235; in HSL it is hue 223°, saturation 100%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 100%, 72%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 7.05:1 on white and 2.98:1 on black.

#0042EB Color Conversion

Hex triplet00, 42, EB
CMYK100.00%, 71.91%, 0.00%, 7.84%
RGB Decimal0, 66, 235
HSL223°, 100%, 46%
RGB Octal0, 102, 353
HSV (HSB)223.15°, 100.00%, 92.16%
RGB Binary0, 1000010, 11101011
CIE-L*AB37.65, 50.14, -87.68
RGB Percent0.00%, 25.88%, 92.16%
CIE-L*CH37.65, 101.00, 299.76
XYZ16.94, 9.89, 79.61
CIE-L*UV37.65, -14.76, -121.40
xyY0.16, 0.09, 9.89
Hunter-Lab31.46, 41.10, -128.04
RYB0.00%, 20.21%, 92.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#0042EB on a dark background: contrast 2.98:1, fails WCAG AA.
#0042EB on a light background: contrast 7.05:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #0042EB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#0042EB · #477BFF · #00288F · #EBA800 · #FFCB47

Analogous palette

#00EBA8 · #00B8EB · #0042EB · #3300EB · #A800EB

Triadic palette

#0042EB · #EB0042 · #42EB00 · #477BFF · #FF477B

Tetradic palette

#0042EB · #EB00B8 · #EBA800 · #00EB33 · #00288F

Monochromatic palette

#001752 · #002D9E · #0042EB · #3870FF · #85A7FF

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