#42afee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #42afee is composed of 25.9% red, 68.6% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 72.3% cyan, 26.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 202 degrees, a saturation of 83.5% and a lightness of 59.6%. #42afee color hex could be obtained by blending #84ffff with #005fdd. Closest websafe color is: #3399ff.

    • R 26
    • G 69
    • B 93
    RGB color chart
    • C 72
    • M 26
    • Y 0
    • K 7
    CMYK color chart

#42afee color description : Bright blue.

#42afee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #42afee has RGB values of R:66, G:175, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.72, M:0.26, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 4370414.

Hex triplet 42afee #42afee
RGB Decimal 66, 175, 238 rgb(66,175,238)
RGB Percent 25.9, 68.6, 93.3 rgb(25.9%,68.6%,93.3%)
CMYK 72, 26, 0, 7
HSL 202°, 83.5, 59.6 hsl(202,83.5%,59.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 202°, 72.3, 93.3
Web Safe 3399ff #3399ff
CIE-LAB 68.012, -10.68, -40.367
XYZ 33.006, 37.989, 86.477
xyY 0.21, 0.241, 37.989
CIE-LCH 68.012, 41.756, 255.18
CIE-LUV 68.012, -39.548, -63.506
Hunter-Lab 61.635, -12.274, -40.043
Binary 01000010, 10101111, 11101110

Color Schemes with #42afee

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Alternatives to #42afee

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#42afee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #42afee

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

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 #42afee

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #919a9f is the less saturated color, while #32b3fe is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #42afee 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
  • #969696 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #859ba8 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #95a8e7 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #88a9f2 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #16bac8 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #77aae9 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6eabf1 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #26b6d6 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population