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#42C6FA Color

#42C6FA is rgb(66, 198, 250) in RGB, hsl(197, 95%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42C6FA
HEX#42C6FA
RGBrgb(66, 198, 250)
HSLhsl(197, 95%, 62%)
HSVhsv(197, 74%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.133 228.9)
LABlab(74.50% -24.16 -36.68)
LCHlch(74.50% 43.92 236.63)

What #42C6FA 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 #42C6FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 5.99Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 7.38Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.58Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.76Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 10.75Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 10.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#42C6FA Channel Values

How #42C6FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 198 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 95% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 74% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42C6FA 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42C6FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42C6FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42C6FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42C6FA
Complementary
#FA7642
Analogous
#42FAD2
Analogous
#426AFA
Triadic
#FA42C6
Triadic
#C6FA42
Split comp.
#FA426A
Split comp.
#FAD242

Tints & Shades of #42C6FA

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.

Tints

#5BCDFB
#74D5FB
#8DDCFC
#AAE5FD
#C3EDFD
#DCF4FE

Shades

#1ABAF9
#06A2E0
#0585B8
#046890
#034C68
#022B3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42C6FA.

How #42C6FA 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#42C6FA
Protanopia#B8B8FA
Protanomaly#97BEFA
Deuteranopia#A9A9FC
Deuteranomaly#8BB5FB
Tritanopia#0FCECE
Tritanomaly#2BCBE1
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #42C6FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42c6fa: #42C6FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42C6FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42c6fa': '#42C6FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.776, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_42c6fa">#42C6FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#42C6FA"

More Teal Colors

#42C6FA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42C6FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42C6FA?

#42C6FA is a light teal — rgb(66, 198, 250) in RGB and hsl(197, 95%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #42C6FA?

#42C6FA is rgb(66, 198, 250) — red 66, green 198, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42C6FA?

#42C6FA converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42C6FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42C6FA scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42C6FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42C6FA 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 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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