All About Color #42C3FF

#42C3FF

About #42C3FF

#42C3FF is a light blue color with the hex code #42C3FF. In RGB it is red 66, green 195, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 24%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.00:1 on white and 10.48:1 on black.

#42C3FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, C3, FF
CMYK74.12%, 23.53%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 195, 255
HSL199°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 303, 377
HSV (HSB)199.05°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11000011, 11111111
CIE-L*AB74.45, -15.77, -39.53
RGB Percent25.88%, 76.47%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH74.45, 42.56, 248.25
XYZ39.81, 47.41, 101.66
CIE-L*UV74.45, -45.50, -62.17
xyY0.21, 0.25, 47.41
Hunter-Lab68.85, -17.28, -39.34
RYB25.88%, 55.95%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42C3FF on a dark background: contrast 10.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42C3FF on a light background: contrast 2.00:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42C3FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #42C3FF. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#42C3FF · #9EE0FF · #009DE6 · #FF7E42 · #FFBD9E

Analogous palette

#42FF7E · #42FFDC · #42C3FF · #4265FF · #7E42FF

Triadic palette

#42C3FF · #FF42C3 · #C3FF42 · #9EE0FF · #FF9EE0

Tetradic palette

#42C3FF · #DC42FF · #FF7E42 · #65FF42 · #009DE6

Monochromatic palette

#0073A8 · #00A7F5 · #42C3FF · #8FDBFF · #DBF4FF

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