All About Color #42CAFF

#42CAFF

About #42CAFF

#42CAFF is a light blue color with the hex code #42CAFF. In RGB it is red 66, green 202, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 21%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.89:1 on white and 11.12:1 on black.

#42CAFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, CA, FF
CMYK74.12%, 20.78%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 202, 255
HSL197°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 312, 377
HSV (HSB)196.83°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11001010, 11111111
CIE-L*AB76.45, -19.41, -36.43
RGB Percent25.88%, 79.22%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH76.45, 41.28, 241.94
XYZ41.42, 50.62, 102.20
CIE-L*UV76.45, -47.92, -56.54
xyY0.21, 0.26, 50.62
Hunter-Lab71.15, -20.60, -35.36
RYB25.88%, 56.90%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42CAFF on a dark background: contrast 11.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42CAFF on a light background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#42CAFF · #9EE4FF · #00A4E6 · #FF7842 · #FFBA9E

Analogous palette

#42FF78 · #42FFD6 · #42CAFF · #426BFF · #7842FF

Triadic palette

#42CAFF · #FF42CA · #CAFF42 · #9EE4FF · #FF9EE4

Tetradic palette

#42CAFF · #D642FF · #FF7842 · #6BFF42 · #00A4E6

Monochromatic palette

#0079A8 · #00AFF5 · #42CAFF · #8FDFFF · #DBF5FF

Generate more palettes containing #42CAFF · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli