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Colour

#42C2FC

  • #42C2FC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#42C2FC is a cyan with RGB values 66, 194, 252 and HSL 199°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#42C2FC#42C2FC
HEX#42C2FC
RGBrgb(66, 194, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7608, 0.9882
RGB percentages25.9%, 76.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(198.7, 96.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.7, 73.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK73.8%, 23%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,375,292
CSS custom property--colour: #42C2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#BD3D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 4.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Light blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC7C42
Analogous#42FCD9, #4265FC
Triadic#FC42C2, #C2FC42
Split complementary#FC4265, #FCD942
Tetradic#D942FC, #FC7C42, #65FC42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F3FE
Lighter +20%#A6E2FE
Lighter +10%#74D2FD
Darker −10%#10B2FB
Darker −20%#0393D5
Darker −30%#0371A2
Darker −40%#024E70
More saturated +25%#3FC3FF
Less saturated −25%#5AB9E4

Channel breakdown

R66
G194
B252
Red66 (25.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue198.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G C2 · B FC

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