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#42C8FD

#42c8fd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42c8fd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 78.43% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 20.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 197.01°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.4956

Complementary

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #fd7742

Split complementary

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #fd426a
  3. #fdd542

Analogous

  1. #42fdd5
  2. #42c8fd
  3. #426afd

Triadic

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #fd42c8
  3. #c8fd42

Tetradic

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #7742fd
  3. #fd7742
  4. #c8fd42

Square

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #d542fd
  3. #fd7742
  4. #6afd42

Monochromatic

  1. #0276a4
  2. #03adf0
  3. #42c8fd
  4. #8edefe
  5. #d9f4ff

Shades

#42c8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #3bb4e4
  3. #35a0ca
  4. #2e8cb1
  5. #287898
  6. #21647f
  7. #1a5065
  8. #143c4c
  9. #0d2833
  10. #071419
  11. #000000

Tints

#42c8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #55cefd
  3. #68d3fd
  4. #7bd9fe
  5. #8edefe
  6. #a1e4fe
  7. #b3e9fe
  8. #c6effe
  9. #d9f4ff
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42c8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42c8fd
  2. #48c1f1
  3. #4ebae4
  4. #55b2d8
  5. #5babcb
  6. #61a4bf
  7. #679db2
  8. #6d96a6
  9. #748e99
  10. #7a878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c0d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93b3fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bbcfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42c8fd {
  color: #42c8fd;
}
Background
.bg-42c8fd {
  background-color: #42c8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42c8fd {
  border: 2px solid #42c8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42c8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 200 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42c8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42c8fd, #426afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42c8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 200 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.74 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.51 #bd3702 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42c8fd  rgb(66, 200, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd7742  rgb(253, 119, 66)  hsl(17, 98%, 63%)  Coral
#fd42c8  rgb(253, 66, 200)  hsl(317, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#c8fd42  rgb(200, 253, 66)  hsl(77, 98%, 63%)  Electric Lime