#42acee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #42acee is composed of 25.9% red, 67.5% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 72.3% cyan, 27.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 203 degrees, a saturation of 83.5% and a lightness of 59.6%. #42acee color hex could be obtained by blending #84ffff with #0059dd. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 26
    • G 67
    • B 93
    RGB color chart
    • C 72
    • M 28
    • Y 0
    • K 7
    CMYK color chart

#42acee color description : Bright blue.

#42acee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #42acee has RGB values of R:66, G:172, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.72, M:0.28, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 4369646.

Hex triplet 42acee #42acee
RGB Decimal 66, 172, 238 rgb(66,172,238)
RGB Percent 25.9, 67.5, 93.3 rgb(25.9%,67.5%,93.3%)
CMYK 72, 28, 0, 7
HSL 203°, 83.5, 59.6 hsl(203,83.5%,59.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 203°, 72.3, 93.3
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 67.152, -9.034, -41.712
XYZ 32.428, 36.834, 86.285
xyY 0.208, 0.237, 36.834
CIE-LCH 67.152, 42.679, 257.779
CIE-LUV 67.152, -38.51, -65.876
Hunter-Lab 60.691, -10.833, -41.81
Binary 01000010, 10101100, 11101110

Color Schemes with #42acee

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Alternatives to #42acee

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#42acee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #42acee

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CSS codes
.text {color:#42acee;}
.background {background-color:#42acee;}
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Shades and Tints of #42acee

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, #010609 is the darkest color, while #f6fbfe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #42acee

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #919a9f is the less saturated color, while #32b0fe is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #42acee 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
  • #949494 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8499a6 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #92a5e7 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #83a7f2 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #03b8c6 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #75a8e9 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6ba9f0 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #1ab3d4 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population