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#42CEFB

#42cefb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cefb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80.78% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.71% cyan, 17.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 194.59°, with 95.85% saturation and 62.16% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.5227

Complementary

  1. #42cefb
  2. #fb6f42

Split complementary

  1. #42cefb
  2. #fb4272
  3. #fbcb42

Analogous

  1. #42fbcb
  2. #42cefb
  3. #4272fb

Triadic

  1. #42cefb
  2. #fb42ce
  3. #cefb42

Tetradic

  1. #42cefb
  2. #6f42fb
  3. #fb6f42
  4. #cefb42

Square

  1. #42cefb
  2. #cb42fb
  3. #fb6f42
  4. #72fb42

Monochromatic

  1. #037aa1
  2. #05b3ec
  3. #42cefb
  4. #8de1fd
  5. #d8f5fe

Shades

#42cefb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cefb
  2. #3bb9e2
  3. #35a5c9
  4. #2e90b0
  5. #287c97
  6. #21677e
  7. #1a5264
  8. #143e4b
  9. #0d2932
  10. #071519
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cefb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cefb
  2. #55d3fb
  3. #68d8fc
  4. #7bddfc
  5. #8ee2fd
  6. #a1e7fd
  7. #b3ebfd
  8. #c6f0fe
  9. #d9f5fe
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cefb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cefb
  2. #48c6ef
  3. #4ebee2
  4. #55b7d6
  5. #5bafca
  6. #61a7be
  7. #679fb1
  8. #6d97a5
  9. #749099
  10. #7a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc5da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c9fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb7fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94cbfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81c1fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cefb {
  color: #42cefb;
}
Background
.bg-42cefb {
  background-color: #42cefb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cefb {
  border: 2px solid #42cefb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cefb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 206 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cefb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cefb, #4272fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cefb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 206 251 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.82 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.23 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.47 #bd3104 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#42cefb  rgb(66, 206, 251)  hsl(195, 96%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fb6f42  rgb(251, 111, 66)  hsl(15, 96%, 62%)  Coral
#fb42ce  rgb(251, 66, 206)  hsl(315, 96%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#cefb42  rgb(206, 251, 66)  hsl(75, 96%, 62%)  Electric Lime