#42a2cc

Color #42a2cc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42a2cc

RGB

rgb(66, 162, 204)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 57.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 67.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(62.81, -14.85, -29.71)

LCH

lch(62.81, 33.21, 243.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.1082, 230.32)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 25.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc6c42

Analogous

#42ccb1

#42a2cc

#425dcc

Triadic

#42a2cc

#cc42a2

#a2cc42

Split-complementary

#42a2cc

#cc425d

#ccb142

Tetradic

#42a2cc

#6c42cc

#cc6c42

#a2cc42

Square

#42a2cc

#b142cc

#cc6c42

#5dcc42

Shades

Color #42a2cc mixed toward black.

#308ab1

#266e8e

#1d536a

#133747

#0a1c23

Tints

Color #42a2cc mixed toward white.

#61b1d4

#81c1dd

#a0d0e5

#c0e0ee

#dfeff6

Tones

Color #42a2cc mixed toward gray.

#4d9dc0

#5999b5

#6494a9

#70909e

#7b8b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879c3 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#726bc1 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#4bbbba · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a2cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a2cc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#42a2cc (#42a2cc) is rgb(66, 162, 204) in RGB.

No, #42a2cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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