All About Color #42BCCD

#42BCCD

About #42BCCD

#42BCCD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #42BCCD. In RGB it is red 66, green 188, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 68%, 8%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.26:1 on white and 9.31:1 on black.

#42BCCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BC, CD
CMYK67.80%, 8.29%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal66, 188, 205
HSL187°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal102, 274, 315
HSV (HSB)187.34°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111100, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.55, -27.95, -18.43
RGB Percent25.88%, 73.73%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.55, 33.48, 213.39
XYZ31.25, 41.53, 64.13
CIE-L*UV70.55, -46.03, -24.59
xyY0.23, 0.30, 41.53
Hunter-Lab64.45, -26.23, -13.88
RYB25.88%, 51.36%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BCCD on a dark background: contrast 9.31:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BCCD on a light background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BCCD · #8AD6E0 · #25818D · #CD5242 · #E0948A

Analogous palette

#42CD52 · #42CD97 · #42BCCD · #4277CD · #5242CD

Triadic palette

#42BCCD · #CD42BC · #BCCD42 · #8AD6E0 · #E08AD6

Tetradic palette

#42BCCD · #9742CD · #CD5242 · #77CD42 · #25818D

Monochromatic palette

#19555D · #298C99 · #42BCCD · #7ED2DD · #BBE7ED

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