All About Color #42A2BD

#42A2BD

About #42A2BD

#42A2BD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42A2BD. In RGB it is red 66, green 162, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 14%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.94:1 on white and 7.13:1 on black.

#42A2BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, A2, BD
CMYK65.08%, 14.29%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 162, 189
HSL193°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 242, 275
HSV (HSB)193.17°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10100010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB62.23, -19.63, -22.23
RGB Percent25.88%, 63.53%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH62.23, 29.66, 228.55
XYZ24.35, 30.67, 52.78
CIE-L*UV62.23, -37.45, -31.43
xyY0.23, 0.28, 30.67
Hunter-Lab55.38, -18.43, -17.74
RYB25.88%, 47.03%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42A2BD on a dark background: contrast 7.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42A2BD on a light background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42A2BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42A2BD · #86C4D5 · #2A6879 · #BD5D42 · #D59786

Analogous palette

#42BD5D · #42BD9A · #42A2BD · #4265BD · #5D42BD

Triadic palette

#42A2BD · #BD42A2 · #A2BD42 · #86C4D5 · #D586C4

Tetradic palette

#42A2BD · #9A42BD · #BD5D42 · #65BD42 · #2A6879

Monochromatic palette

#1B414B · #2E7284 · #42A2BD · #7BBED1 · #B4DAE4

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