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#42CEFC

#42cefc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cefc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.81% cyan, 18.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 194.84°, with 96.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.5233

Complementary

  1. #42cefc
  2. #fc7042

Split complementary

  1. #42cefc
  2. #fc4271
  3. #fccd42

Analogous

  1. #42fccd
  2. #42cefc
  3. #4271fc

Triadic

  1. #42cefc
  2. #fc42ce
  3. #cefc42

Tetradic

  1. #42cefc
  2. #7042fc
  3. #fc7042
  4. #cefc42

Square

  1. #42cefc
  2. #cd42fc
  3. #fc7042
  4. #71fc42

Monochromatic

  1. #037ba2
  2. #04b4ee
  3. #42cefc
  4. #8de2fd
  5. #d9f5fe

Shades

#42cefc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cefc
  2. #3bb9e3
  3. #35a5ca
  4. #2e90b0
  5. #287c97
  6. #21677e
  7. #1a5265
  8. #143e4c
  9. #0d2932
  10. #071519
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cefc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cefc
  2. #55d3fc
  3. #68d8fd
  4. #7bddfd
  5. #8ee2fd
  6. #a1e7fe
  7. #b3ebfe
  8. #c6f0fe
  9. #d9f5fe
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cefc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cefc
  2. #48c6f0
  3. #4ebee3
  4. #55b7d7
  5. #5bafca
  6. #61a7be
  7. #679fb2
  8. #6d97a5
  9. #749099
  10. #7a888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc5da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4cafe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb8fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94cbfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81c1fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cefc {
  color: #42cefc;
}
Background
.bg-42cefc {
  background-color: #42cefc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cefc {
  border: 2px solid #42cefc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cefc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 206 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cefc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cefc, #4271fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cefc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 206 252 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.03 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.50 #bd3103 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42cefc  rgb(66, 206, 252)  hsl(195, 97%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc7042  rgb(252, 112, 66)  hsl(15, 97%, 62%)  Coral
#fc42ce  rgb(252, 66, 206)  hsl(315, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#cefc42  rgb(206, 252, 66)  hsl(75, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime