All About Color #42979A

#42979A

About #42979A

#42979A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42979A. In RGB it is red 66, green 151, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 182°, saturation 40%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 57%, 2%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.43:1 on white and 6.12:1 on black.

#42979A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 97, 9A
CMYK57.14%, 1.95%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal66, 151, 154
HSL182°, 40%, 43%
RGB Octal102, 227, 232
HSV (HSB)182.05°, 57.14%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10010111, 10011010
CIE-L*AB57.68, -24.48, -9.33
RGB Percent25.88%, 59.22%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH57.68, 26.20, 200.86
XYZ19.15, 25.62, 34.51
CIE-L*UV57.68, -35.08, -10.11
xyY0.24, 0.32, 25.62
Hunter-Lab50.62, -21.07, -4.98
RYB25.88%, 42.84%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42979A on a dark background: contrast 6.12:1, passes WCAG AA.
#42979A on a light background: contrast 3.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42979A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42979A · #74C1C3 · #265859 · #9A4542 · #C37674

Analogous palette

#429A45 · #429A71 · #42979A · #426B9A · #45429A

Triadic palette

#42979A · #9A4297 · #979A42 · #74C1C3 · #C374C1

Tetradic palette

#42979A · #71429A · #9A4542 · #6B9A42 · #265859

Monochromatic palette

#142E2E · #2B6264 · #42979A · #69BCBF · #9FD4D6

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