#42ABD2#42ABD2
#42ABD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.110 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42ABD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 171, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 18.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -17.73, -28.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 33.63, 238.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.076 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.11 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4378, 34.9341, 66.2045) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.45
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.98
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.66
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42ABD2 #D26942
analogous
#42D2B1 #42ABD2 #4263D2
triadic
#42ABD2 #D242AB #ABD242
tetradic
#42ABD2 #B142D2 #D26942 #63D242
square
#42ABD2 #B142D2 #D26942 #63D242
split-complementary
#42ABD2 #D24263 #D2B142
monochromatic
#1E627C #298AAD #42ABD2 #73C1DE #A5D7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#42ABD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#42ABD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42ABD2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42ABD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42ABD2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A8D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8299D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42abd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 171, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.110 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c4e0',
500: '#42abd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42abd2; $custom-light: #87c4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42abd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 171,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.25,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69691,
"c": 0.11032,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.34937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42ABD2
secondary
#D7AA99
accent
#6F43E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183