All About Color #42B2D7

#42B2D7

About #42B2D7

#42B2D7 is a medium blue color with the hex code #42B2D7. In RGB it is red 66, green 178, blue 215; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 65%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 69%, 17%, 0%, 16%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.58:1 on black.

#42B2D7 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, B2, D7
CMYK69.30%, 17.21%, 0.00%, 15.69%
RGB Decimal66, 178, 215
HSL195°, 65%, 55%
RGB Octal102, 262, 327
HSV (HSB)194.90°, 69.30%, 84.31%
RGB Binary1000010, 10110010, 11010111
CIE-L*AB67.95, -19.79, -27.87
RGB Percent25.88%, 69.80%, 84.31%
CIE-L*CH67.95, 34.19, 234.62
XYZ30.43, 37.91, 70.00
CIE-L*UV67.95, -41.84, -41.20
xyY0.22, 0.27, 37.91
Hunter-Lab61.57, -19.51, -24.32
RYB25.88%, 50.96%, 84.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42B2D7 on a dark background: contrast 8.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42B2D7 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42B2D7, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42B2D7 · #8DD1E7 · #217D9C · #D76742 · #E7A48D

Analogous palette

#42D767 · #42D7B2 · #42B2D7 · #4267D7 · #6742D7

Triadic palette

#42B2D7 · #D742B2 · #B2D742 · #8DD1E7 · #E78DD1

Tetradic palette

#42B2D7 · #B242D7 · #D76742 · #67D742 · #217D9C

Monochromatic palette

#165469 · #2487A8 · #42B2D7 · #81CBE4 · #C0E5F2

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