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#42EAFF

#42eaff ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42eaff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 91.76% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 186.67°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.6722

Complementary

  1. #42eaff
  2. #ff5742

Split complementary

  1. #42eaff
  2. #ff428b
  3. #ffb642

Analogous

  1. #42ffb6
  2. #42eaff
  3. #428bff

Triadic

  1. #42eaff
  2. #ff42ea
  3. #eaff42

Tetradic

  1. #42eaff
  2. #5742ff
  3. #ff5742
  4. #eaff42

Square

  1. #42eaff
  2. #b642ff
  3. #ff5742
  4. #8bff42

Monochromatic

  1. #0095a8
  2. #00d9f4
  3. #42eaff
  4. #8ef2ff
  5. #dbfbff

Shades

#42eaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42eaff
  2. #3bd3e6
  3. #35bbcc
  4. #2ea4b3
  5. #288c99
  6. #217580
  7. #1a5e66
  8. #14464d
  9. #0d2f33
  10. #07171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42eaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42eaff
  2. #55ecff
  3. #68eeff
  4. #7bf0ff
  5. #8ef2ff
  6. #a1f5ff
  7. #b3f7ff
  8. #c6f9ff
  9. #d9fbff
  10. #ecfdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42eaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42eaff
  2. #48dff2
  3. #4ed5e6
  4. #55cad9
  5. #5bc0cc
  6. #61b5c0
  7. #67aab3
  8. #6da0a6
  9. #749599
  10. #7a8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aedee8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6e1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcceff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f5f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aee5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9adaff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f0f6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42eaff {
  color: #42eaff;
}
Background
.bg-42eaff {
  background-color: #42eaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42eaff {
  border: 2px solid #42eaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42eaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 234 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42eaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42eaff, #428bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42eaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 234 255 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.91 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.53 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 8.53 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.25 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.98 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.34 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.36 #bd1500 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#42eaff  rgb(66, 234, 255)  hsl(187, 100%, 63%)  Electric Blue
#ff5742  rgb(255, 87, 66)  hsl(7, 100%, 63%)  Tomato
#ff42ea  rgb(255, 66, 234)  hsl(307, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#eaff42  rgb(234, 255, 66)  hsl(67, 100%, 63%)  Lemon Lime