#42A9FF

#42A9FF

Color Values

HEX

#42A9FF

RGB

66, 169, 255

HSL

207.3, 100.0%, 62.9%

HSV

207.3, 74.1%, 100.0%

CMYK

74.1%, 33.7%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.7144 0.157 247.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42A9FF

#FF9842

Analogous

#42FFF6

#424AFF

#42A9FF

Triadic

#42A9FF

#FF42A9

#A9FF42

Split Complementary

#42A9FF

#FF424A

#FFF642

Tetradic

#42A9FF

#F642FF

#FF9842

#4AFF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42A9FF

Protanopia

#6F6FEA

Deuteranopia

#6961E5

Tritanopia

#47DAD6

Achromatopsia

#999999

CSS Usage

background-color: #42A9FF;
color: #42A9FF;
border-color: #42A9FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F8FE
100
#DEEFFC
200
#B8DFFF
300
#85C7FF
400
#42A9FF
500
#008BFF
600
#006FCC
700
#0059A3
800
#004580
900
#05345C
950
#03213A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.51:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.35:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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