All About Color #42CDFF

#42CDFF

About #42CDFF

#42CDFF is a light blue color with the hex code #42CDFF. In RGB it is red 66, green 205, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 20%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.84:1 on white and 11.41:1 on black.

#42CDFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, CD, FF
CMYK74.12%, 19.61%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 205, 255
HSL196°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 315, 377
HSV (HSB)195.87°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11001101, 11111111
CIE-L*AB77.31, -20.95, -35.10
RGB Percent25.88%, 80.39%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH77.31, 40.88, 239.16
XYZ42.13, 52.04, 102.43
CIE-L*UV77.31, -48.95, -54.12
xyY0.21, 0.26, 52.04
Hunter-Lab72.14, -22.00, -33.69
RYB25.88%, 57.29%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42CDFF on a dark background: contrast 11.41:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42CDFF on a light background: contrast 1.84:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42CDFF · #9EE5FF · #00A8E6 · #FF7542 · #FFB89E

Analogous palette

#42FF75 · #42FFD3 · #42CDFF · #426EFF · #7542FF

Triadic palette

#42CDFF · #FF42CD · #CDFF42 · #9EE5FF · #FF9EE5

Tetradic palette

#42CDFF · #D342FF · #FF7542 · #6EFF42 · #00A8E6

Monochromatic palette

#007BA8 · #00B4F5 · #42CDFF · #8FE1FF · #DBF5FF

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