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#42FDFF

#42fdff ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42fdff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 99.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 180.63°, 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 16.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7863

Complementary

  1. #42fdff
  2. #ff4442

Split complementary

  1. #42fdff
  2. #ff429f
  3. #ffa242

Analogous

  1. #42ffa2
  2. #42fdff
  3. #429fff

Triadic

  1. #42fdff
  2. #ff42fd
  3. #fdff42

Tetradic

  1. #42fdff
  2. #4442ff
  3. #ff4442
  4. #fdff42

Square

  1. #42fdff
  2. #a242ff
  3. #ff4442
  4. #9fff42

Monochromatic

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #00f2f4
  3. #42fdff
  4. #8efeff
  5. #dbffff

Shades

#42fdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42fdff
  2. #3be4e6
  3. #35cacc
  4. #2eb1b3
  5. #289899
  6. #217f80
  7. #1a6566
  8. #144c4d
  9. #0d3333
  10. #07191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#42fdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42fdff
  2. #55fdff
  3. #68fdff
  4. #7bfeff
  5. #8efeff
  6. #a1feff
  7. #b3feff
  8. #c6feff
  9. #d9ffff
  10. #ecffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42fdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42fdff
  2. #48f1f2
  3. #4ee4e6
  4. #55d8d9
  5. #5bcbcc
  6. #61bfc0
  7. #67b2b3
  8. #6da6a6
  9. #749999
  10. #7a8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baeff0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecf1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ddff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0f6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaebff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42fdff {
  color: #42fdff;
}
Background
.bg-42fdff {
  background-color: #42fdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42fdff {
  border: 2px solid #42fdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42fdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 253 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42fdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42fdff, #429fff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42fdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 253 255 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 1.50 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 1.50 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.11 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.89 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.31 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.73 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.82 #bd0200 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Aqua
#42fdff  rgb(66, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 63%)  Aqua
#ff4442  rgb(255, 68, 66)  hsl(1, 100%, 63%)  Tractor Red
#ff42fd  rgb(255, 66, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#fdff42  rgb(253, 255, 66)  hsl(61, 100%, 63%)  Daffodil