#42C4FF

#42C4FF

Color Values

HEX

#42C4FF

RGB

66, 196, 255

HSL

198.7, 100.0%, 62.9%

HSV

198.7, 74.1%, 100.0%

CMYK

74.1%, 23.1%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.775 0.1385 232.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: deepskyblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C4FF

#FF7D42

Analogous

#42FFDB

#4265FF

#42C4FF

Triadic

#42C4FF

#FF42C4

#C4FF42

Split Complementary

#42C4FF

#FF4265

#FFDB42

Tetradic

#42C4FF

#DB42FF

#FF7D42

#65FF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C4FF

Protanopia

#7A7BF1

Deuteranopia

#7369ED

Tritanopia

#48E5E3

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C4FF;
color: #42C4FF;
border-color: #42C4FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 400 #38BDF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1FAFE
100
#DEF3FC
200
#B8E9FF
300
#85D9FF
400
#42C4FF
500
#00B0FF
600
#008CCC
700
#0070A3
800
#005880
900
#05415C
950
#03293A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.99:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.57:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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