All About Color #4242FF

#4242FF

About #4242FF

#4242FF is a light blue color with the hex code #4242FF. In RGB it is red 66, green 66, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 74%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 6.08:1 on white and 3.45:1 on black.

#4242FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 42, FF
CMYK74.12%, 74.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 66, 255
HSL240°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 102, 377
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 1000010, 11111111
CIE-L*AB41.65, 59.64, -92.25
RGB Percent25.88%, 25.88%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH41.65, 109.85, 302.88
XYZ22.24, 12.27, 95.80
CIE-L*UV41.65, -9.54, -132.43
xyY0.17, 0.09, 12.27
Hunter-Lab35.04, 52.02, -137.61
RYB25.88%, 25.88%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4242FF on a dark background: contrast 3.45:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4242FF on a light background: contrast 6.08:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4242FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4242FF · #9E9EFF · #0000E6 · #FFFF42 · #FFFF9E

Analogous palette

#42FFFF · #42A1FF · #4242FF · #A142FF · #FF42FF

Triadic palette

#4242FF · #FF4242 · #42FF42 · #9E9EFF · #FF9E9E

Tetradic palette

#4242FF · #FF42A1 · #FFFF42 · #42FFA1 · #0000E6

Monochromatic palette

#0000A8 · #0000F5 · #4242FF · #8F8FFF · #DBDBFF

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