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#42CEEF

#42ceef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42ceef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80.78% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.38% cyan, 13.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.45°, with 84.39% saturation and 59.8% 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 11.31:1 (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 luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #42ceef
  2. #ef6342

Split complementary

  1. #42ceef
  2. #ef4277
  3. #efba42

Analogous

  1. #42efba
  2. #42ceef
  3. #4277ef

Triadic

  1. #42ceef
  2. #ef42ce
  3. #ceef42

Tetradic

  1. #42ceef
  2. #6342ef
  3. #ef6342
  4. #ceef42

Square

  1. #42ceef
  2. #ba42ef
  3. #ef6342
  4. #77ef42

Monochromatic

  1. #0c748c
  2. #12aed3
  3. #42ceef
  4. #89e0f5
  5. #cff3fb

Shades

#42ceef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ceef
  2. #3bb9d7
  3. #35a5bf
  4. #2e90a7
  5. #287c8f
  6. #216778
  7. #1a5260
  8. #143e48
  9. #0d2930
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ceef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ceef
  2. #55d3f1
  3. #68d8f2
  4. #7bddf4
  5. #8ee2f5
  6. #a1e7f7
  7. #b3ebf9
  8. #c6f0fa
  9. #d9f5fc
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ceef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ceef
  2. #48c6e4
  3. #4ebed9
  4. #55b7ce
  5. #5bafc3
  6. #61a7b8
  7. #679fac
  8. #6d97a1
  9. #749096
  10. #7a888b
  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 #9cc5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c8f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b7ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97caf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85c0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ceef {
  color: #42ceef;
}
Background
.bg-42ceef {
  background-color: #42ceef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ceef {
  border: 2px solid #42ceef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ceef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 206 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ceef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ceef, #4277ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ceef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 206 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.57 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.90 #bd3110 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42ceef  rgb(66, 206, 239)  hsl(191, 84%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ef6342  rgb(239, 99, 66)  hsl(11, 84%, 60%)  Tomato
#ef42ce  rgb(239, 66, 206)  hsl(311, 84%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#ceef42  rgb(206, 239, 66)  hsl(71, 84%, 60%)  Pear