Recognised as Colour

#42E0F6

#42E0F6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#42E0F6 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 224, 246 and HSL 187°, 91%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#42E0F6#42E0F6

HEX#42E0F6

RGBrgb(66, 224, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8784, 0.9647

RGB percentages25.9%, 87.8%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(187.3, 90.9%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 73.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK73.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,382,966

CSS custom property--colour: #42E0F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#BD1F09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD8F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#00EAE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.6 Aqua · ΔE 19.2 Cyan · ΔE 19.2 Turquoise · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F65842

Analogous#42F6B2, #4286F6

Triadic#F642E0, #E0F642

Split complementary#F64286, #F6B242

Tetradic#B242F6, #F65842, #86F642

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4F8FD

Lighter +20%#A3F0FB

Lighter +10%#73E8F8

Darker −10%#11D8F4

Darker −20%#0AB1C8

Darker −30%#078698

Darker −40%#055B67

More saturated +25%#39E7FF

Less saturated −25%#5BCDDD

Channel breakdown

R66

G224

B246

Red66 (25.9%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue187.33°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G E0 · B F6

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