#42d1ef Color Information

#42d1ef 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 #42d1ef. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 82.0% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.4% Cyan, 12.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 190.4°, with saturation of 84.4% and lightness of 59.8%. The decimal value for #42d1ef is 4379119, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42d1ef 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#42d1ef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 209, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 82.0%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.180, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.724, 0.126, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color190.4°, 84.4%, 59.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color190.4°, 72.4%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.627, 52.991, 89.748 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 144, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4379119 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.870, -27.969, -25.678 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.870, 37.968, 222.555 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.870, -51.363, -37.083 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.795, -27.770, -22.142 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.222, 0.289, 52.991 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282569199 / 0xff42d1ef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33ccff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42d1ef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42d1ef, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, and its lightness is 59.8%. 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 #42d1ef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081a1e to #3ab7d1.

Tints of #42d1ef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42d1ef, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, and its lightness is 59.8%. 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 #42d1ef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ad7f1 to #e7f9fd.

Tones of #42d1ef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42d1ef, its pure hue is 190.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, 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 #42d1ef, which range from #999999 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #32dbff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42d1ef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42d1ef! For #42d1ef, 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, #42d1ef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42d1ef

This color, #42d1ef, consists of 25.9% Red, 82.0% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 209, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42d1ef is 72.4% Cyan, 12.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C72.4%
G82.0%
M12.6%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 209 239
Octal 102 321 357
Hexa #42 #d1 #ef
Binary 01000010 11010001 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 72 12 0 6
Octal 110 14 0 6
Hexa #48 #0c #00 #06
Binary 01001000 00001100 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #42d1ef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42d1ef — which has hue 190.4° — its analogous colors are located at 160.4° and 220.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42d1ef.

Triadic Colors of #42d1ef

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 #42d1ef — which has hue 190.4° — its triadic colors are located at 70.4° and 310.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42d1ef.

Complementary Color of #42d1ef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42d1ef — which has hue 190.4° — its complementary color is located at 10.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42d1ef.

Split Complementary Colors of #42d1ef

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 #42d1ef — which has hue 190.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.4° and 340.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42d1ef.

Tetradic Colors of #42d1ef

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 #42d1ef — which has hue 190.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 100.4°, 190.4°, 280.4°, and 10.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42d1ef.

Monochromatic Colors of #42d1ef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42d1ef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1898b3 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9debfb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42d1ef

We want to make getting started with #42d1ef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42d1ef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef with other HTML elements.

#42d1ef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42d1ef.
<span style="color: #42d1ef;">The color of this text is #42d1ef.</span>

#42d1ef Background Color

The background color for this text is #42d1ef.
<div style="background-color: #42d1ef; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42d1ef.</div>

#42d1ef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42d1ef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42d1ef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42d1ef.</span>

#42d1ef Border Color

This is a div with border color #42d1ef.
<div style="border: #42d1ef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42d1ef.</div>

#42d1ef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42d1ef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42d1ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42d1ef on a white background.</div></div>

#42d1ef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42d1ef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42d1ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42d1ef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42d1ef to White

This is a gradient from #42d1ef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42d1ef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42d1ef to white.</div>

Gradient from #42d1ef to Black

This is a gradient from #42d1ef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42d1ef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42d1ef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42d1ef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42d1ef

In addition to using #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42d1ef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 209, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 209, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42d1ef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42d1ef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42d1ef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 209, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42d1ef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:209, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:209 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 209f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 209, 239);
 

#42d1ef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42d1ef the same way. For those with color blindness, #42d1ef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42d1ef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef 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 #42d1ef 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 1.8:1 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
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text