#42B4FF Color

#42B4FF is rgb(66, 180, 255) in RGB and hsl(204, 100%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42B4FF

HEX#42B4FF

RGBrgb(66, 180, 255)

HSLhsl(204, 100%, 63%)

HSVhsv(204, 74%, 100%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.148 242)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 29%, 0%, 0%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42B4FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42B4FF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42B4FF Complementary#FF8E42 Analogous#42FFEC Analogous#4255FF Triadic#FF42B4 Triadic#B4FF42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42B4FF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CBEFF #75C8FF #8FD2FF #A8DCFF #C2E7FF #DBF1FF

Shades

#1AA3FF #008DEB #0074C2 #005994 #00406B #00253D

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