All About Color #42EAF0

#42EAF0

About #42EAF0

#42EAF0 is a light cyan color with the hex code #42EAF0. In RGB it is red 66, green 234, blue 240; in HSL it is hue 182°, saturation 85%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 73%, 3%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.47:1 on white and 14.26:1 on black.

#42EAF0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, EA, F0
CMYK72.50%, 2.50%, 0.00%, 5.88%
RGB Decimal66, 234, 240
HSL182°, 85%, 60%
RGB Octal102, 352, 360
HSV (HSB)182.07°, 72.50%, 94.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 11101010, 11110000
CIE-L*AB85.15, -39.48, -15.19
RGB Percent25.88%, 91.76%, 94.12%
CIE-L*CH85.15, 42.30, 201.04
XYZ47.40, 66.30, 92.74
CIE-L*UV85.15, -60.00, -18.06
xyY0.23, 0.32, 66.30
Hunter-Lab81.42, -38.58, -10.53
RYB25.88%, 59.40%, 94.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42EAF0 on a dark background: contrast 14.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42EAF0 on a light background: contrast 1.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42EAF0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42EAF0 · #97F3F7 · #10C0C6 · #F04842 · #F79A97

Analogous palette

#42F048 · #42F09F · #42EAF0 · #4293F0 · #4842F0

Triadic palette

#42EAF0 · #F042EA · #EAF042 · #97F3F7 · #F797F3

Tetradic palette

#42EAF0 · #9F42F0 · #F04842 · #93F042 · #10C0C6

Monochromatic palette

#0B898E · #11CED4 · #42EAF0 · #89F2F5 · #D0FAFB

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