#42B0C7

#42B0C7

Color Values

HEX

#42B0C7

RGB

66, 176, 199

HSL

190.4, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

190.4, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

66.8%, 11.6%, 0.0%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.7042 0.1031 214.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Pacific Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B0C7

#C75942

Analogous

#42C79C

#426EC7

#42B0C7

Triadic

#42B0C7

#C742B0

#B0C742

Split Complementary

#42B0C7

#C7426E

#C79C42

Tetradic

#42B0C7

#9C42C7

#C75942

#6EC742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B0C7

Protanopia

#7273C1

Deuteranopia

#6B63C0

Tritanopia

#48BDBC

Achromatopsia

#9A9A9A

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B0C7;
color: #42B0C7;
border-color: #42B0C7;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAFB
100
#E5F3F5
200
#C8E8EF
300
#A1D8E3
400
#6DC2D4
500
#3AADC5
600
#2F8A9D
700
#256F7E
800
#1D5662
900
#194048
950
#10282E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.54:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.27:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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