Colour

#42A2C7

#42A2C7
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#42A2C7 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 162, 199 and HSL 197°, 54%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#42A2C7#42A2C7

HEX#42A2C7

RGBrgb(66, 162, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6353, 0.7804

RGB percentages25.9%, 63.5%, 78%

HSLhsl(196.7, 54.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 66.8%, 78%)

CMYK66.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,367,047

CSS custom property--colour: #42A2C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#BD5D38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9FC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C92C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00ADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C76742

Analogous#42C7A9, #4260C7

Triadic#C742A2, #A2C742

Split complementary#C74260, #C7AA42

Tetradic#A942C7, #C76742, #60C742

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFEFF6

Lighter +30%#B8DCEA

Lighter +20%#91C9DE

Lighter +10%#69B5D3

Darker −10%#3185A5

Darker −20%#25657E

Darker −30%#1A4556

Darker −40%#0E262F

More saturated +25%#23B0E6

Less saturated −25%#6194A8

Channel breakdown

R66

G162

B199

Red66 (25.9%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue196.69°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G A2 · B C7

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