All About Color #42B0FF

#42B0FF

About #42B0FF

#42B0FF is a light blue color with the hex code #42B0FF. In RGB it is red 66, green 176, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 31%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.89:1 on black.

#42B0FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, B0, FF
CMYK74.12%, 30.98%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 176, 255
HSL205°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 260, 377
HSV (HSB)205.08°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 10110000, 11111111
CIE-L*AB69.06, -5.47, -47.96
RGB Percent25.88%, 69.02%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH69.06, 48.27, 263.49
XYZ35.82, 39.43, 100.33
CIE-L*UV69.06, -39.02, -77.24
xyY0.20, 0.22, 39.43
Hunter-Lab62.79, -8.06, -50.78
RYB25.88%, 53.15%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42B0FF on a dark background: contrast 8.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42B0FF on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42B0FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42B0FF · #9ED7FF · #0086E6 · #FF9142 · #FFC69E

Analogous palette

#42FF91 · #42FFEF · #42B0FF · #4252FF · #9142FF

Triadic palette

#42B0FF · #FF42B0 · #B0FF42 · #9ED7FF · #FF9ED7

Tetradic palette

#42B0FF · #EF42FF · #FF9142 · #52FF42 · #0086E6

Monochromatic palette

#0062A8 · #008FF5 · #42B0FF · #8FD0FF · #DBF0FF

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