All About Color #42AAEB

#42AAEB

About #42AAEB

#42AAEB is a medium blue color with the hex code #42AAEB. In RGB it is red 66, green 170, blue 235; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 81%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 72%, 28%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.18:1 on black.

#42AAEB Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, AA, EB
CMYK71.91%, 27.66%, 0.00%, 7.84%
RGB Decimal66, 170, 235
HSL203°, 81%, 59%
RGB Octal102, 252, 353
HSV (HSB)203.08°, 71.91%, 92.16%
RGB Binary1000010, 10101010, 11101011
CIE-L*AB66.45, -8.94, -41.18
RGB Percent25.88%, 66.67%, 92.16%
CIE-L*CH66.45, 42.14, 257.75
XYZ31.62, 35.91, 83.86
CIE-L*UV66.45, -37.95, -64.86
xyY0.21, 0.24, 35.91
Hunter-Lab59.92, -10.68, -41.03
RYB25.88%, 51.13%, 92.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42AAEB on a dark background: contrast 8.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42AAEB on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42AAEB · #95CFF4 · #147CBD · #EB8342 · #F4B995

Analogous palette

#42EB83 · #42EBD7 · #42AAEB · #4256EB · #8342EB

Triadic palette

#42AAEB · #EB42AA · #AAEB42 · #95CFF4 · #F495CF

Tetradic palette

#42AAEB · #D742EB · #EB8342 · #56EB42 · #147CBD

Monochromatic palette

#0E5886 · #1585CB · #42AAEB · #87C9F2 · #CCE8FA

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