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#42BFDE

#42bfde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42bfde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 74.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.27% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 191.92°, with 70.27% saturation and 56.47% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.4369

Complementary

  1. #42bfde
  2. #de6142

Split complementary

  1. #42bfde
  2. #de4271
  3. #deaf42

Analogous

  1. #42deaf
  2. #42bfde
  3. #4271de

Triadic

  1. #42bfde
  2. #de42bf
  3. #bfde42

Tetradic

  1. #42bfde
  2. #6142de
  3. #de6142
  4. #bfde42

Square

  1. #42bfde
  2. #af42de
  3. #de6142
  4. #71de42

Monochromatic

  1. #146073
  2. #1f97b4
  3. #42bfde
  4. #83d5e9
  5. #c4ebf5

Shades

#42bfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42bfde
  2. #3bacc8
  3. #3599b2
  4. #2e869b
  5. #287385
  6. #21606f
  7. #1a4c59
  8. #143943
  9. #0d262c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#42bfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42bfde
  2. #55c5e1
  3. #68cce5
  4. #7bd2e8
  5. #8ed9eb
  6. #a1dfef
  7. #b3e5f2
  8. #c6ecf5
  9. #d9f2f8
  10. #ecf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42bfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42bfde
  2. #48b9d5
  3. #4eb2cb
  4. #55acc2
  5. #5ba6b8
  6. #61a0af
  7. #6799a6
  8. #6d939c
  9. #748d93
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b6c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95aade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dbcdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42bfde {
  color: #42bfde;
}
Background
.bg-42bfde {
  background-color: #42bfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42bfde {
  border: 2px solid #42bfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42bfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42bfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42bfde, #4271de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42bfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.97 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.53 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.58 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.25 #bd4021 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42bfde  rgb(66, 191, 222)  hsl(192, 70%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#de6142  rgb(222, 97, 66)  hsl(12, 70%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#de42bf  rgb(222, 66, 191)  hsl(312, 70%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bfde42  rgb(191, 222, 66)  hsl(72, 70%, 56%)  June Bud