All About Color #42ADFF

#42ADFF

About #42ADFF

#42ADFF is a light blue color with the hex code #42ADFF. In RGB it is red 66, green 173, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 206°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 32%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.65:1 on black.

#42ADFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, AD, FF
CMYK74.12%, 32.16%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 173, 255
HSL206°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 255, 377
HSV (HSB)206.03°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 10101101, 11111111
CIE-L*AB68.22, -3.80, -49.29
RGB Percent25.88%, 67.84%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH68.22, 49.44, 265.59
XYZ35.24, 38.27, 100.14
CIE-L*UV68.22, -38.01, -79.56
xyY0.20, 0.22, 38.27
Hunter-Lab61.86, -6.56, -52.68
RYB25.88%, 52.67%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42ADFF on a dark background: contrast 8.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42ADFF on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42ADFF · #9ED5FF · #0082E6 · #FF9442 · #FFC89E

Analogous palette

#42FF94 · #42FFF2 · #42ADFF · #424FFF · #9442FF

Triadic palette

#42ADFF · #FF42AD · #ADFF42 · #9ED5FF · #FF9ED5

Tetradic palette

#42ADFF · #F242FF · #FF9442 · #4FFF42 · #0082E6

Monochromatic palette

#005FA8 · #008BF5 · #42ADFF · #8FCEFF · #DBF0FF

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