All About Color #42BDFF

#42BDFF

About #42BDFF

#42BDFF is a light blue color with the hex code #42BDFF. In RGB it is red 66, green 189, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 26%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.11:1 on white and 9.95:1 on black.

#42BDFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, BD, FF
CMYK74.12%, 25.88%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 189, 255
HSL201°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 275, 377
HSV (HSB)200.95°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 10111101, 11111111
CIE-L*AB72.74, -12.58, -42.19
RGB Percent25.88%, 74.12%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH72.74, 44.02, 253.40
XYZ38.49, 44.77, 101.22
CIE-L*UV72.74, -43.45, -66.98
xyY0.21, 0.24, 44.77
Hunter-Lab66.91, -14.41, -42.85
RYB25.88%, 55.10%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42BDFF on a dark background: contrast 9.95:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42BDFF on a light background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42BDFF · #9EDDFF · #0095E6 · #FF8442 · #FFC09E

Analogous palette

#42FF84 · #42FFE3 · #42BDFF · #425FFF · #8442FF

Triadic palette

#42BDFF · #FF42BD · #BDFF42 · #9EDDFF · #FF9EDD

Tetradic palette

#42BDFF · #E342FF · #FF8442 · #5FFF42 · #0095E6

Monochromatic palette

#006DA8 · #009FF5 · #42BDFF · #8FD8FF · #DBF3FF

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