All About Color #42BAFA

#42BAFA

About #42BAFA

#42BAFA is a light blue color with the hex code #42BAFA. In RGB it is red 66, green 186, blue 250; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 74%, 26%, 0%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.64:1 on black.

#42BAFA Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BA, FA
CMYK73.60%, 25.60%, 0.00%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal66, 186, 250
HSL201°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal102, 272, 372
HSV (HSB)200.87°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111010, 11111010
CIE-L*AB71.68, -12.63, -41.16
RGB Percent25.88%, 72.94%, 98.04%
CIE-L*CH71.68, 43.05, 252.94
XYZ37.06, 43.18, 96.82
CIE-L*UV71.68, -42.69, -65.07
xyY0.21, 0.24, 43.18
Hunter-Lab65.71, -14.32, -41.37
RYB25.88%, 54.37%, 98.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BAFA on a dark background: contrast 9.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BAFA on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BAFA · #9CDBFC · #0690DB · #FA8242 · #FCBD9C

Analogous palette

#42FA82 · #42FADF · #42BAFA · #425EFA · #8242FA

Triadic palette

#42BAFA · #FA42BA · #BAFA42 · #9CDBFC · #FC9CDB

Tetradic palette

#42BAFA · #DF42FA · #FA8242 · #5EFA42 · #0690DB

Monochromatic palette

#04699F · #069AEA · #42BAFA · #8DD5FC · #D7F0FE

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