All About Color #42E2FA

#42E2FA

About #42E2FA

#42E2FA is a light cyan color with the hex code #42E2FA. In RGB it is red 66, green 226, blue 250; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 74%, 10%, 0%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.56:1 on white and 13.49:1 on black.

#42E2FA Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, E2, FA
CMYK73.60%, 9.60%, 0.00%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal66, 226, 250
HSL188°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal102, 342, 372
HSV (HSB)187.83°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary1000010, 11100010, 11111010
CIE-L*AB83.15, -32.85, -23.47
RGB Percent25.88%, 88.63%, 98.04%
CIE-L*CH83.15, 40.37, 215.55
XYZ46.70, 62.45, 100.04
CIE-L*UV83.15, -56.54, -32.89
xyY0.22, 0.30, 62.45
Hunter-Lab79.03, -32.82, -19.73
RYB25.88%, 59.44%, 98.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42E2FA on a dark background: contrast 13.49:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42E2FA on a light background: contrast 1.56:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42E2FA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42E2FA · #9CF0FC · #06BEDB · #FA5B42 · #FCA89C

Analogous palette

#42FA5B · #42FAB7 · #42E2FA · #4286FA · #5B42FA

Triadic palette

#42E2FA · #FA42E2 · #E2FA42 · #9CF0FC · #FC9CF0

Tetradic palette

#42E2FA · #B742FA · #FA5B42 · #86FA42 · #06BEDB

Monochromatic palette

#048A9F · #06CBEA · #42E2FA · #8DEDFC · #D7F9FE

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