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#42CCFF

#42ccff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ccff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 196.19°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #42ccff
  2. #ff7542

Split complementary

  1. #42ccff
  2. #ff426d
  3. #ffd342

Analogous

  1. #42ffd3
  2. #42ccff
  3. #426dff

Triadic

  1. #42ccff
  2. #ff42cc
  3. #ccff42

Tetradic

  1. #42ccff
  2. #7542ff
  3. #ff7542
  4. #ccff42

Square

  1. #42ccff
  2. #d342ff
  3. #ff7542
  4. #6dff42

Monochromatic

  1. #007ba8
  2. #00b3f4
  3. #42ccff
  4. #8ee1ff
  5. #dbf5ff

Shades

#42ccff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ccff
  2. #3bb8e6
  3. #35a3cc
  4. #2e8fb3
  5. #287a99
  6. #216680
  7. #1a5266
  8. #143d4d
  9. #0d2933
  10. #07141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ccff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ccff
  2. #55d1ff
  3. #68d6ff
  4. #7bdbff
  5. #8ee0ff
  6. #a1e6ff
  7. #b3ebff
  8. #c6f0ff
  9. #d9f5ff
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ccff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ccff
  2. #48c4f2
  3. #4ebde6
  4. #55b5d9
  5. #5baecc
  6. #61a6c0
  7. #679eb3
  8. #6d97a6
  9. #748f99
  10. #7a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc4db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b6fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91caff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ebfff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ccff {
  color: #42ccff;
}
Background
.bg-42ccff {
  background-color: #42ccff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ccff {
  border: 2px solid #42ccff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ccff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 204 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ccff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ccff, #426dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ccff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 204 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.99 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.25 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.28 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.36 #bd3300 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42ccff  rgb(66, 204, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff7542  rgb(255, 117, 66)  hsl(16, 100%, 63%)  Coral
#ff42cc  rgb(255, 66, 204)  hsl(316, 100%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#ccff42  rgb(204, 255, 66)  hsl(76, 100%, 63%)  Electric Lime