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#42CBEC

#42cbec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cbec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 79.61% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 13.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 191.65°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4993

Complementary

  1. #42cbec
  2. #ec6342

Split complementary

  1. #42cbec
  2. #ec4276
  3. #ecb842

Analogous

  1. #42ecb8
  2. #42cbec
  3. #4276ec

Triadic

  1. #42cbec
  2. #ec42cb
  3. #cbec42

Tetradic

  1. #42cbec
  2. #6342ec
  3. #ec6342
  4. #cbec42

Square

  1. #42cbec
  2. #b842ec
  3. #ec6342
  4. #76ec42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e7087
  2. #15a9cd
  3. #42cbec
  4. #88def3
  5. #cdf1fa

Shades

#42cbec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cbec
  2. #3bb7d4
  3. #35a2bd
  4. #2e8ea5
  5. #287a8e
  6. #216676
  7. #1a515e
  8. #143d47
  9. #0d292f
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cbec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cbec
  2. #55d0ee
  3. #68d5f0
  4. #7bdbf2
  5. #8ee0f4
  6. #a1e5f6
  7. #b3eaf7
  8. #c6eff9
  9. #d9f5fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cbec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cbec
  2. #48c4e1
  3. #4ebcd6
  4. #55b5cc
  5. #5badc1
  6. #61a6b6
  7. #679eab
  8. #6d97a0
  9. #748f96
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb4ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83beec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cbec {
  color: #42cbec;
}
Background
.bg-42cbec {
  background-color: #42cbec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cbec {
  border: 2px solid #42cbec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cbec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 203 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cbec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cbec, #4276ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cbec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 203 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.90 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.49 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.83 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.90 #bd3413 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42cbec  rgb(66, 203, 236)  hsl(192, 82%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#ec6342  rgb(236, 99, 66)  hsl(12, 82%, 59%)  Tomato
#ec42cb  rgb(236, 66, 203)  hsl(312, 82%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#cbec42  rgb(203, 236, 66)  hsl(72, 82%, 59%)  Pear