All About Color #42979E

#42979E

About #42979E

#42979E is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42979E. In RGB it is red 66, green 151, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 185°, saturation 41%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 58%, 4%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.41:1 on white and 6.15:1 on black.

#42979E Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 97, 9E
CMYK58.23%, 4.43%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal66, 151, 158
HSL185°, 41%, 44%
RGB Octal102, 227, 236
HSV (HSB)184.57°, 58.23%, 61.96%
RGB Binary1000010, 10010111, 10011110
CIE-L*AB57.81, -23.32, -11.41
RGB Percent25.88%, 59.22%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH57.81, 25.96, 206.08
XYZ19.48, 25.76, 36.29
CIE-L*UV57.81, -34.89, -13.48
xyY0.24, 0.32, 25.76
Hunter-Lab50.75, -20.29, -6.87
RYB25.88%, 43.21%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42979E on a dark background: contrast 6.15:1, passes WCAG AA.
#42979E on a light background: contrast 3.41:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42979E · #76BFC6 · #27595D · #9E4A42 · #C67D76

Analogous palette

#429E4A · #429E78 · #42979E · #42699E · #4A429E

Triadic palette

#42979E · #9E4297 · #979E42 · #76BFC6 · #C676BF

Tetradic palette

#42979E · #78429E · #9E4A42 · #699E42 · #27595D

Monochromatic palette

#153032 · #2C6368 · #42979E · #6CBAC1 · #A2D3D8

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