All About Color #42DCFF

#42DCFF

About #42DCFF

#42DCFF is a light cyan color with the hex code #42DCFF. In RGB it is red 66, green 220, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 14%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.63:1 on white and 12.91:1 on black.

#42DCFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, DC, FF
CMYK74.12%, 13.73%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 220, 255
HSL191°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 334, 377
HSV (HSB)191.11°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11011100, 11111111
CIE-L*AB81.60, -28.44, -28.49
RGB Percent25.88%, 86.27%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH81.60, 40.26, 225.05
XYZ45.89, 59.56, 103.69
CIE-L*UV81.60, -54.13, -42.01
xyY0.22, 0.28, 59.56
Hunter-Lab77.18, -28.93, -25.63
RYB25.88%, 59.16%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42DCFF on a dark background: contrast 12.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42DCFF on a light background: contrast 1.63:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42DCFF · #9EEDFF · #00BBE6 · #FF6542 · #FFB09E

Analogous palette

#42FF65 · #42FFC3 · #42DCFF · #427EFF · #6542FF

Triadic palette

#42DCFF · #FF42DC · #DCFF42 · #9EEDFF · #FF9EED

Tetradic palette

#42DCFF · #C342FF · #FF6542 · #7EFF42 · #00BBE6

Monochromatic palette

#0089A8 · #00C8F5 · #42DCFF · #8FEAFF · #DBF8FF

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