All About Color #42B3CD

#42B3CD

About #42B3CD

#42B3CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42B3CD. In RGB it is red 66, green 179, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 13%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.56:1 on black.

#42B3CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, B3, CD
CMYK67.80%, 12.68%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 179, 205
HSL191°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 263, 315
HSV (HSB)191.22°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10110011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB67.88, -23.45, -22.49
RGB Percent25.88%, 70.20%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH67.88, 32.49, 223.80
XYZ29.39, 37.81, 63.51
CIE-L*UV67.88, -42.77, -31.74
xyY0.22, 0.29, 37.81
Hunter-Lab61.49, -22.29, -18.20
RYB25.88%, 50.33%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42B3CD on a dark background: contrast 8.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42B3CD on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42B3CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #42B3CD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#42B3CD · #8AD0E0 · #257A8D · #CD5B42 · #E09A8A

Analogous palette

#42CD5B · #42CDA1 · #42B3CD · #426ECD · #5B42CD

Triadic palette

#42B3CD · #CD42B3 · #B3CD42 · #8AD0E0 · #E08AD0

Tetradic palette

#42B3CD · #A142CD · #CD5B42 · #6ECD42 · #257A8D

Monochromatic palette

#19505D · #298499 · #42B3CD · #7ECBDD · #BBE4ED

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