#42DAF5 Color

#42DAF5 is rgb(66, 218, 245) in RGB and hsl(189, 90%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42DAF5

HEX#42DAF5

RGBrgb(66, 218, 245)

HSLhsl(189, 90%, 61%)

HSVhsv(189, 73%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.128 212.3)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 11%, 0%, 4%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42DAF5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42DAF5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42DAF5 Complementary#F55D42 Analogous#42F5B6 Analogous#4281F5 Triadic#F542DA Triadic#DAF542

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42DAF5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ADFF6 #77E5F8 #90E9F9 #A8EEFA #C0F3FC #DDF8FD

Shades

#1BD3F3 #0BBBDA #099AB3 #077488 #055361 #03323A

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