#42acea Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #42acea is composed of 25.9% red, 67.5% green and 91.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 71.8% cyan, 26.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.2% black. It has a hue angle of 202.1 degrees, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 58.8%. #42acea color hex could be obtained by blending #84ffff with #0059d5. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 26
    • G 67
    • B 92
    RGB color chart
    • C 72
    • M 26
    • Y 0
    • K 8
    CMYK color chart

#42acea color description : Bright blue.

#42acea Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #42acea has RGB values of R:66, G:172, B:234 and CMYK values of C:0.72, M:0.26, Y:0, K:0.08. Its decimal value is 4369642.

Hex triplet 42acea #42acea
RGB Decimal 66, 172, 234 rgb(66,172,234)
RGB Percent 25.9, 67.5, 91.8 rgb(25.9%,67.5%,91.8%)
CMYK 72, 26, 0, 8
HSL 202.1°, 80, 58.8 hsl(202.1,80%,58.8%)
HSV (or HSB) 202.1°, 71.8, 91.8
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 66.977, -10.379, -39.8
XYZ 31.847, 36.601, 83.224
xyY 0.21, 0.241, 36.601
CIE-LCH 66.977, 41.131, 255.384
CIE-LUV 66.977, -38.711, -62.439
Hunter-Lab 60.499, -11.91, -39.211
Binary 01000010, 10101100, 11101010

Color Schemes with #42acea

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Alternatives to #42acea

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#42acea Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #42acea

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CSS codes
.text {color:#42acea;}
.background {background-color:#42acea;}
.border {border:1px solid #42acea;}

Shades and Tints of #42acea

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #010305 is the darkest color, while #f3fafe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #42acea

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #939799 is the less saturated color, while #32b0fa is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #42acea is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #939393 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8398a4 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #93a5e3 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #86a6ee Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #1bb7c5 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #75a7e5 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6da8ed Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #29b3d2 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population