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#42CEFD

#42cefd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42cefd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 80.78% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 195.08°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.5239

Complementary

  1. #42cefd
  2. #fd7142

Split complementary

  1. #42cefd
  2. #fd4271
  3. #fdcf42

Analogous

  1. #42fdcf
  2. #42cefd
  3. #4271fd

Triadic

  1. #42cefd
  2. #fd42ce
  3. #cefd42

Tetradic

  1. #42cefd
  2. #7142fd
  3. #fd7142
  4. #cefd42

Square

  1. #42cefd
  2. #cf42fd
  3. #fd7142
  4. #71fd42

Monochromatic

  1. #027ba4
  2. #03b4f0
  3. #42cefd
  4. #8ee2fe
  5. #d9f5ff

Shades

#42cefd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42cefd
  2. #3bb9e4
  3. #35a5ca
  4. #2e90b1
  5. #287c98
  6. #21677f
  7. #1a5265
  8. #143e4c
  9. #0d2933
  10. #071519
  11. #000000

Tints

#42cefd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42cefd
  2. #55d3fd
  3. #68d8fd
  4. #7bddfe
  5. #8ee2fe
  6. #a1e7fe
  7. #b3ebfe
  8. #c6f0fe
  9. #d9f5ff
  10. #ecfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42cefd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42cefd
  2. #48c6f1
  3. #4ebee4
  4. #55b7d8
  5. #5bafcb
  6. #61a7bf
  7. #679fb2
  8. #6d97a6
  9. #749099
  10. #7a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc5db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4caff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94cbfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81c1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d7eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42cefd {
  color: #42cefd;
}
Background
.bg-42cefd {
  background-color: #42cefd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42cefd {
  border: 2px solid #42cefd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42cefd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 206 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42cefd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42cefd, #4271fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42cefd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 206 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.84 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.54 #bd3102 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#42cefd  rgb(66, 206, 253)  hsl(195, 98%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd7142  rgb(253, 113, 66)  hsl(15, 98%, 63%)  Coral
#fd42ce  rgb(253, 66, 206)  hsl(315, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#cefd42  rgb(206, 253, 66)  hsl(75, 98%, 63%)  Electric Lime