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#42BEE2

#42bee2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42bee2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.8% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.5°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.4348

Complementary

  1. #42bee2
  2. #e26642

Split complementary

  1. #42bee2
  2. #e2426e
  3. #e2b642

Analogous

  1. #42e2b6
  2. #42bee2
  3. #426ee2

Triadic

  1. #42bee2
  2. #e242be
  3. #bee242

Tetradic

  1. #42bee2
  2. #6642e2
  3. #e26642
  4. #bee242

Square

  1. #42bee2
  2. #b642e2
  3. #e26642
  4. #6ee242

Monochromatic

  1. #126278
  2. #1d97bb
  3. #42bee2
  4. #84d5ec
  5. #c7ecf6

Shades

#42bee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42bee2
  2. #3babcb
  3. #3598b5
  4. #2e859e
  5. #287288
  6. #215f71
  7. #1a4c5a
  8. #143944
  9. #0d262d
  10. #071317
  11. #000000

Tints

#42bee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42bee2
  2. #55c5e5
  3. #68cbe8
  4. #7bd2eb
  5. #8ed8ee
  6. #a1dff1
  7. #b3e5f3
  8. #c6ecf6
  9. #d9f2f9
  10. #ecf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42bee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42bee2
  2. #48b8d8
  3. #4eb2ce
  4. #55abc5
  5. #5ba5bb
  6. #619fb1
  7. #6799a7
  8. #6d939d
  9. #748c94
  10. #7a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b9e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a9e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbbe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab2e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42bee2 {
  color: #42bee2;
}
Background
.bg-42bee2 {
  background-color: #42bee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42bee2 {
  border: 2px solid #42bee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42bee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42bee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42bee2, #426ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42bee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.56 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.94 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.76 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.14 #bd411d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42bee2  rgb(66, 190, 226)  hsl(194, 73%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e26642  rgb(226, 102, 66)  hsl(14, 73%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#e242be  rgb(226, 66, 190)  hsl(314, 73%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bee242  rgb(190, 226, 66)  hsl(74, 73%, 57%)  June Bud