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#42CCF2

#42ccf2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ccf2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 192.95°, with 87.13% saturation and 60.39% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.5075

Complementary

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #f26842

Split complementary

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #f24274
  3. #f2c042

Analogous

  1. #42f2c0
  2. #42ccf2
  3. #4274f2

Triadic

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #f242cc
  3. #ccf242

Tetradic

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #6842f2
  3. #f26842
  4. #ccf242

Square

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #c042f2
  3. #f26842
  4. #74f242

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7491
  2. #0fadd9
  3. #42ccf2
  4. #8adff7
  5. #d1f3fc

Shades

#42ccf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #3bb8da
  3. #35a3c2
  4. #2e8fa9
  5. #287a91
  6. #216679
  7. #1a5261
  8. #143d49
  9. #0d2930
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ccf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #55d1f3
  3. #68d6f5
  4. #7bdbf6
  5. #8ee0f7
  6. #a1e6f9
  7. #b3ebfa
  8. #c6f0fb
  9. #d9f5fc
  10. #ecfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ccf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ccf2
  2. #48c4e7
  3. #4ebddb
  4. #55b5d0
  5. #5baec4
  6. #61a6b9
  7. #679eae
  8. #6d97a2
  9. #748f97
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc3d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c7f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db5f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c9f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ccf2 {
  color: #42ccf2;
}
Background
.bg-42ccf2 {
  background-color: #42ccf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ccf2 {
  border: 2px solid #42ccf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ccf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 204 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ccf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ccf2, #4274f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ccf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 204 242 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.25 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.26 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.82 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.96 #bd330d Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42ccf2  rgb(66, 204, 242)  hsl(193, 87%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#f26842  rgb(242, 104, 66)  hsl(13, 87%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#f242cc  rgb(242, 66, 204)  hsl(313, 87%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#ccf242  rgb(204, 242, 66)  hsl(73, 87%, 60%)  Electric Lime