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#42CCFD

#42ccfd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ccfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 19.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 195.72°, 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.5144

Complementary

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #fd7342

Split complementary

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #fd426f
  3. #fdd042

Analogous

  1. #42fdd0
  2. #42ccfd
  3. #426ffd

Triadic

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #fd42cc
  3. #ccfd42

Tetradic

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #7342fd
  3. #fd7342
  4. #ccfd42

Square

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #d042fd
  3. #fd7342
  4. #6ffd42

Monochromatic

  1. #027aa4
  2. #03b2f0
  3. #42ccfd
  4. #8ee0fe
  5. #d9f5ff

Shades

#42ccfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #3bb8e4
  3. #35a3ca
  4. #2e8fb1
  5. #287a98
  6. #21667f
  7. #1a5265
  8. #143d4c
  9. #0d2933
  10. #071419
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ccfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #55d1fd
  3. #68d6fd
  4. #7bdbfe
  5. #8ee0fe
  6. #a1e6fe
  7. #b3ebfe
  8. #c6f0fe
  9. #d9f5ff
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ccfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ccfd
  2. #48c4f1
  3. #4ebde4
  4. #55b5d8
  5. #5baecb
  6. #61a6bf
  7. #679eb2
  8. #6d97a6
  9. #748f99
  10. #7a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc4da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b6fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dadc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92cafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ccfd {
  color: #42ccfd;
}
Background
.bg-42ccfd {
  background-color: #42ccfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ccfd {
  border: 2px solid #42ccfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ccfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 204 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ccfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ccfd, #426ffd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ccfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 204 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.06 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.22 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.04 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.24 #bd3302 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42ccfd  rgb(66, 204, 253)  hsl(196, 98%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd7342  rgb(253, 115, 66)  hsl(16, 98%, 63%)  Coral
#fd42cc  rgb(253, 66, 204)  hsl(316, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#ccfd42  rgb(204, 253, 66)  hsl(76, 98%, 63%)  Electric Lime