#42A8FF

#42A8FF

Color Values

HEX

#42A8FF

RGB

66, 168, 255

HSL

207.6, 100.0%, 62.9%

HSV

207.6, 74.1%, 100.0%

CMYK

74.1%, 34.1%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.7122 0.1578 248.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42A8FF

#FF9942

Analogous

#42FFF7

#4249FF

#42A8FF

Triadic

#42A8FF

#FF42A8

#A8FF42

Split Complementary

#42A8FF

#FF4249

#FFF742

Tetradic

#42A8FF

#F742FF

#FF9942

#49FF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42A8FF

Protanopia

#6E6FEA

Deuteranopia

#6861E5

Tritanopia

#47D9D6

Achromatopsia

#999999

CSS Usage

background-color: #42A8FF;
color: #42A8FF;
border-color: #42A8FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F8FE
100
#DEEEFC
200
#B8DEFF
300
#85C7FF
400
#42A8FF
500
#008AFF
600
#006ECC
700
#0058A3
800
#004580
900
#05345C
950
#03213A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.54:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.28:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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