#42B4E0 Color

#42B4E0 is rgb(66, 180, 224) in RGB, hsl(197, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 20%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean (Crayola) (#1DACD6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42B4E0

HEX#42B4E0

RGBrgb(66, 180, 224)

HSLhsl(197, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(197, 71%, 88%)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 20%, 0%, 12%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.119 227.8)

LABlab(68.35% -22.47 -32.13)

LCHlch(68.35% 39.20 235.03)

What #42B4E0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42B4E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 4.6 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 4.85 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.51 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 6.87 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 7.84 Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 8.79

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#42B4E0 Channel Values

How #42B4E0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 66 · G 180 · B 224	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 72% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 71% · V 88%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 71% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 12%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.38:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42B4E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42B4E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42B4E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #42B4E0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #42B4E0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42B4E0

Protanopia#A7A7E0

Protanomaly#8AADE0

Deuteranopia#9A9AE1

Deuteranomaly#80A5E1

Tritanopia#24BABA

Tritanomaly#32B8CA

Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #42B4E0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42b4e0: #42B4E0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42B4E0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42b4e0': '#42B4E0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.706, blue: 0.878)

Android XML<color name="color_42b4e0">#42B4E0</color>

SVG fillfill="#42B4E0"

More Teal Colors

#42B4E0 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#42B4E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42B4E0?

#42B4E0 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(66, 180, 224) in RGB and hsl(197, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean (Crayola) (#1DACD6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #42B4E0?

#42B4E0 is rgb(66, 180, 224) — red 66, green 180, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42B4E0?

#42B4E0 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 20%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42B4E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42B4E0 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42B4E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42B4E0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.06, which is visibly different.

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