#42BAFF

#42BAFF

Color Values

HEX

#42BAFF

RGB

66, 186, 255

HSL

201,9, 100,0%, 62,9%

HSV

201,9, 74,1%, 100,0%

CMYK

74,1%, 27,1%, 0,0%, 0,0%

OKLCH

0,7523 0,144 238,6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BAFF

#FF8742

Analogous

#42FFE5

#425BFF

#42BAFF

Triadic

#42BAFF

#FF42BA

#BAFF42

Split Complementary

#42BAFF

#FF425B

#FFE542

Tetradic

#42BAFF

#E542FF

#FF8742

#5BFF42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42BAFF

Protanopia

#7677EE

Deuteranopia

#6F66EA

Tritanopia

#48E1DE

Achromatopsia

#A5A5A5

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F9FE
100
#DEF1FC
200
#B8E5FF
300
#85D2FF
400
#42BAFF
500
#00A2FF
600
#0082CC
700
#0068A3
800
#005180
900
#053C5C
950
#03263A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2,17:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9,7:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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