All About Color #42DBFA

#42DBFA

About #42DBFA

#42DBFA is a light cyan color with the hex code #42DBFA. In RGB it is red 66, green 219, blue 250; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 74%, 12%, 0%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.65:1 on white and 12.74:1 on black.

#42DBFA Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, DB, FA
CMYK73.60%, 12.40%, 0.00%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal66, 219, 250
HSL190°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal102, 333, 372
HSV (HSB)190.11°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary1000010, 11011011, 11111010
CIE-L*AB81.14, -29.49, -26.54
RGB Percent25.88%, 85.88%, 98.04%
CIE-L*CH81.14, 39.67, 221.99
XYZ44.83, 58.72, 99.41
CIE-L*UV81.14, -54.12, -38.51
xyY0.22, 0.29, 58.72
Hunter-Lab76.63, -29.67, -23.28
RYB25.88%, 58.64%, 98.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42DBFA on a dark background: contrast 12.74:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42DBFA on a light background: contrast 1.65:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42DBFA · #9CECFC · #06B7DB · #FA6142 · #FCAC9C

Analogous palette

#42FA61 · #42FABD · #42DBFA · #427FFA · #6142FA

Triadic palette

#42DBFA · #FA42DB · #DBFA42 · #9CECFC · #FC9CEC

Tetradic palette

#42DBFA · #BD42FA · #FA6142 · #7FFA42 · #06B7DB

Monochromatic palette

#04859F · #06C4EA · #42DBFA · #8DE9FC · #D7F8FE

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