#42afe9 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #42afe9 is composed of 25.9% red, 68.6% green and 91.4% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 71.7% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.6% black. It has a hue angle of 200.8 degrees, a saturation of 79.1% and a lightness of 58.6%. #42afe9 color hex could be obtained by blending #84ffff with #005fd3. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 26
    • G 69
    • B 91
    RGB color chart
    • C 72
    • M 25
    • Y 0
    • K 9
    CMYK color chart

#42afe9 color description : Bright blue.

#42afe9 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #42afe9 has RGB values of R:66, G:175, B:233 and CMYK values of C:0.72, M:0.25, Y:0, K:0.09. Its decimal value is 4370409.

Hex triplet 42afe9 #42afe9
RGB Decimal 66, 175, 233 rgb(66,175,233)
RGB Percent 25.9, 68.6, 91.4 rgb(25.9%,68.6%,91.4%)
CMYK 72, 25, 0, 9
HSL 200.8°, 79.1, 58.6 hsl(200.8,79.1%,58.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 200.8°, 71.7, 91.4
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 67.798, -12.347, -37.971
XYZ 32.281, 37.699, 82.662
xyY 0.211, 0.247, 37.699
CIE-LCH 67.798, 39.928, 251.986
CIE-LUV 67.798, -39.807, -59.198
Hunter-Lab 61.399, -13.601, -36.842
Binary 01000010, 10101111, 11101001

Color Schemes with #42afe9

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Alternatives to #42afe9

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#42afe9 Preview

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CSS codes
.text {color:#42afe9;}
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Shades and Tints of #42afe9

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, #000304 is the darkest color, while #f2f9fd is the lightest one.

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Tones of #42afe9

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #939698 is the less saturated color, while #32b4f9 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #42afe9 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
  • #959595 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #849aa6 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #97a7e2 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #8ba8ee Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #23b9c7 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #78aae4 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #70aaec Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #2eb5d3 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population