All About Color #42D0FF

#42D0FF

About #42D0FF

#42D0FF is a light blue color with the hex code #42D0FF. In RGB it is red 66, green 208, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 18%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.80:1 on white and 11.70:1 on black.

#42D0FF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, D0, FF
CMYK74.12%, 18.43%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 208, 255
HSL195°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 320, 377
HSV (HSB)194.92°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11010000, 11111111
CIE-L*AB78.16, -22.48, -33.77
RGB Percent25.88%, 81.57%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH78.16, 40.57, 236.35
XYZ42.85, 53.49, 102.67
CIE-L*UV78.16, -49.99, -51.69
xyY0.22, 0.27, 53.49
Hunter-Lab73.14, -23.40, -32.04
RYB25.88%, 57.68%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42D0FF on a dark background: contrast 11.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42D0FF on a light background: contrast 1.80:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42D0FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42D0FF · #9EE7FF · #00ACE6 · #FF7142 · #FFB69E

Analogous palette

#42FF71 · #42FFD0 · #42D0FF · #4271FF · #7142FF

Triadic palette

#42D0FF · #FF42D0 · #D0FF42 · #9EE7FF · #FF9EE7

Tetradic palette

#42D0FF · #D042FF · #FF7142 · #71FF42 · #00ACE6

Monochromatic palette

#007EA8 · #00B8F5 · #42D0FF · #8FE3FF · #DBF6FF

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