#42bfff

Color #42bfff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#42bfff

RGB

rgb(66, 191, 255)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 25.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.31, -13.66, -41.29)

LCH

lch(73.31, 43.49, 251.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.141, 235.63)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff8242

Analogous

#42ffe0

#42bfff

#4260ff

Triadic

#42bfff

#ff42bf

#bfff42

Split-complementary

#42bfff

#ff4260

#ffe042

Tetradic

#42bfff

#8242ff

#ff8242

#bfff42

Square

#42bfff

#e042ff

#ff8242

#60ff42

Shades

Color #42bfff mixed toward black.

#0cadff

#008ed6

#006aa0

#00476b

#002335

Tints

Color #42bfff mixed toward white.

#61caff

#81d4ff

#a0dfff

#c0eaff

#dff4ff

Tones

Color #42bfff mixed toward gray.

#52baef

#61b5df

#71b0d0

#81abc0

#91a5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8cf2 · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#847aee · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#4fe6e4 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42bfff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42bfff]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#42bfff (#42bfff) is rgb(66, 191, 255) in RGB.

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

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