#42c3ee Color Information

#42c3ee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42c3ee. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 76.5% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.3% Cyan, 18.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 195.0°, with saturation of 83.5% and lightness of 59.6%. The decimal value for #42c3ee is 4375534, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42c3ee is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#42c3ee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 195, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 76.5%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.235, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.723, 0.181, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color195.0°, 83.5%, 59.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color195.0°, 72.3%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.194, 46.361, 87.877 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 140, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4375534 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.779, -21.259, -31.417 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.779, 37.934, 235.915 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.779, -46.520, -47.488 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.089, -21.649, -28.858 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.217, 0.270, 46.361 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282565614 / 0xff42c3ee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33ccff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42c3ee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42c3ee, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.5%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #42c3ee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #08181e to #3aabd0.

Tints of #42c3ee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42c3ee, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.5%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #42c3ee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5acbf0 to #e7f8fd.

Tones of #42c3ee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42c3ee, its pure hue is 195.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #42c3ee, which range from #989898 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #31ccff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42c3ee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42c3ee! For #42c3ee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #42c3ee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42c3ee

This color, #42c3ee, consists of 25.9% Red, 76.5% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 195, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42c3ee is 72.3% Cyan, 18.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C72.3%
G76.5%
M18.1%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 195 238
Octal 102 303 356
Hexa #42 #c3 #ee
Binary 01000010 11000011 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 72 18 0 6
Octal 110 22 0 6
Hexa #48 #12 #00 #06
Binary 01001000 00010010 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #42c3ee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42c3ee — which has hue 195.0° — its analogous colors are located at 165.0° and 225.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c3ee.

Triadic Colors of #42c3ee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #42c3ee — which has hue 195.0° — its triadic colors are located at 75.0° and 315.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c3ee.

Complementary Color of #42c3ee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42c3ee — which has hue 195.0° — its complementary color is located at 15.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c3ee.

Split Complementary Colors of #42c3ee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #42c3ee — which has hue 195.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 45.0° and 345.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c3ee.

Tetradic Colors of #42c3ee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #42c3ee — which has hue 195.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 105.0°, 195.0°, 285.0°, and 15.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c3ee.

Monochromatic Colors of #42c3ee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42c3ee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #198ab0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9ce3fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42c3ee

We want to make getting started with #42c3ee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42c3ee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42c3ee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #42c3ee with other HTML elements.

#42c3ee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42c3ee.
<span style="color: #42c3ee;">The color of this text is #42c3ee.</span>

#42c3ee Background Color

The background color for this text is #42c3ee.
<div style="background-color: #42c3ee; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42c3ee.</div>

#42c3ee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42c3ee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42c3ee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42c3ee.</span>

#42c3ee Border Color

This is a div with border color #42c3ee.
<div style="border: #42c3ee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42c3ee.</div>

#42c3ee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42c3ee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42c3ee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42c3ee on a white background.</div></div>

#42c3ee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42c3ee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42c3ee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42c3ee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42c3ee to White

This is a gradient from #42c3ee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42c3ee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42c3ee to white.</div>

Gradient from #42c3ee to Black

This is a gradient from #42c3ee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42c3ee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42c3ee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42c3ee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42c3ee

In addition to using #42c3ee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #42c3ee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42c3ee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 195, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42c3ee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #42c3ee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 195, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42c3ee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42c3ee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42c3ee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 195, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42c3ee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:195, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:195 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 195f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 195, 238);
 

#42c3ee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42c3ee the same way. For those with color blindness, #42c3ee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42c3ee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42c3ee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #42c3ee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #42c3ee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #42c3ee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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