#42ABBD

#42ABBD

Color Values

HEX

#42ABBD

RGB

66, 171, 189

HSL

188.8, 48.2%, 50.0%

HSV

188.8, 65.1%, 74.1%

CMYK

65.1%, 9.5%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.6882 0.098 210.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Teal Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42ABBD

#BD5442

Analogous

#42BD92

#426DBD

#42ABBD

Triadic

#42ABBD

#BD42AB

#ABBD42

Split Complementary

#42ABBD

#BD426D

#BD9242

Tetradic

#42ABBD

#9242BD

#BD5442

#6DBD42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42ABBD

Protanopia

#6F70B9

Deuteranopia

#6962B8

Tritanopia

#47B5B4

Achromatopsia

#969696

CSS Usage

background-color: #42ABBD;
color: #42ABBD;
border-color: #42ABBD;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFA
100
#E6F2F4
200
#CAE7ED
300
#A4D7DF
400
#73C1CE
500
#42ABBD
600
#358997
700
#2A6D79
800
#21555E
900
#1B3F45
950
#11282C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.7:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.79:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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