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#42CDEE

#42cdee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cdee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80.39% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.27% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 191.51°, with 83.5% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5099

Complementary

  1. #42cdee
  2. #ee6342

Split complementary

  1. #42cdee
  2. #ee4277
  3. #eeb942

Analogous

  1. #42eeb9
  2. #42cdee
  3. #4277ee

Triadic

  1. #42cdee
  2. #ee42cd
  3. #cdee42

Tetradic

  1. #42cdee
  2. #6342ee
  3. #ee6342
  4. #cdee42

Square

  1. #42cdee
  2. #b942ee
  3. #ee6342
  4. #77ee42

Monochromatic

  1. #0c728b
  2. #13acd1
  3. #42cdee
  4. #88e0f4
  5. #cef2fb

Shades

#42cdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cdee
  2. #3bb9d6
  3. #35a4be
  4. #2e90a7
  5. #287b8f
  6. #216777
  7. #1a525f
  8. #143e47
  9. #0d2930
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cdee
  2. #55d2f0
  3. #68d7f1
  4. #7bdcf3
  5. #8ee1f5
  6. #a1e6f7
  7. #b3ebf8
  8. #c6f0fa
  9. #d9f5fc
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cdee
  2. #48c5e3
  3. #4ebed8
  4. #55b6cd
  5. #5baec2
  6. #61a7b7
  7. #679fac
  8. #6d97a1
  9. #748f96
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c7f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97c9ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84bfee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cdee {
  color: #42cdee;
}
Background
.bg-42cdee {
  background-color: #42cdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cdee {
  border: 2px solid #42cdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cdee, #4277ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.81 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.83 #bd3211 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42cdee  rgb(66, 205, 238)  hsl(192, 84%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ee6342  rgb(238, 99, 66)  hsl(12, 84%, 60%)  Tomato
#ee42cd  rgb(238, 66, 205)  hsl(312, 84%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cdee42  rgb(205, 238, 66)  hsl(72, 84%, 60%)  Pear