All About Color #42A4D1

#42A4D1

About #42A4D1

#42A4D1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #42A4D1. In RGB it is red 66, green 164, blue 209; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 61%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 68%, 22%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 2.81:1 on white and 7.46:1 on black.

#42A4D1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, A4, D1
CMYK68.42%, 21.53%, 0.00%, 18.04%
RGB Decimal66, 164, 209
HSL199°, 61%, 54%
RGB Octal102, 244, 321
HSV (HSB)198.88°, 68.42%, 81.96%
RGB Binary1000010, 10100100, 11010001
CIE-L*AB63.60, -14.30, -31.28
RGB Percent25.88%, 64.31%, 81.96%
CIE-L*CH63.60, 34.39, 245.43
XYZ27.03, 32.31, 65.13
CIE-L*UV63.60, -37.14, -47.17
xyY0.22, 0.26, 32.31
Hunter-Lab56.84, -14.60, -28.15
RYB25.88%, 48.69%, 81.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42A4D1 on a dark background: contrast 7.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42A4D1 on a light background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42A4D1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42A4D1 · #8CC8E3 · #247094 · #D16F42 · #E3A88C

Analogous palette

#42D16F · #42D1B7 · #42A4D1 · #425CD1 · #6F42D1

Triadic palette

#42A4D1 · #D142A4 · #A4D142 · #8CC8E3 · #E38CC8

Tetradic palette

#42A4D1 · #B742D1 · #D16F42 · #5CD142 · #247094

Monochromatic palette

#184B63 · #277AA0 · #42A4D1 · #80C2E0 · #BDDFEF

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