All About Color #42C3FA

#42C3FA

About #42C3FA

#42C3FA is a light blue color with the hex code #42C3FA. In RGB it is red 66, green 195, blue 250; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 74%, 22%, 0%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 2.02:1 on white and 10.42:1 on black.

#42C3FA Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, C3, FA
CMYK73.60%, 22.00%, 0.00%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal66, 195, 250
HSL198°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal102, 303, 372
HSV (HSB)197.93°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary1000010, 11000011, 11111010
CIE-L*AB74.25, -17.40, -37.16
RGB Percent25.88%, 76.47%, 98.04%
CIE-L*CH74.25, 41.03, 244.91
XYZ39.02, 47.09, 97.48
CIE-L*UV74.25, -45.80, -57.86
xyY0.21, 0.26, 47.09
Hunter-Lab68.62, -18.60, -36.18
RYB25.88%, 55.62%, 98.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42C3FA on a dark background: contrast 10.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42C3FA on a light background: contrast 2.02:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42C3FA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42C3FA · #9CDFFC · #069BDB · #FA7942 · #FCB99C

Analogous palette

#42FA79 · #42FAD5 · #42C3FA · #4267FA · #7942FA

Triadic palette

#42C3FA · #FA42C3 · #C3FA42 · #9CDFFC · #FC9CDF

Tetradic palette

#42C3FA · #D542FA · #FA7942 · #67FA42 · #069BDB

Monochromatic palette

#04719F · #06A5EA · #42C3FA · #8DDBFC · #D7F2FE

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