#42ACCA#42ACCA
#42ACCA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.105 H 220.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42ACCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 172, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -20.79, -24.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 31.88, 229.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.58% -0.08 -0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.58% 0.105 220.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6556, 34.9245, 61.1493) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.70
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.84
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.37
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.43
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42ACCA #CA6042
analogous
#42CAA4 #42ACCA #4268CA
triadic
#42ACCA #CA42AC #ACCA42
tetradic
#42ACCA #A442CA #CA6042 #68CA42
square
#42ACCA #A442CA #CA6042 #68CA42
split-complementary
#42ACCA #CA4268 #CAA442
monochromatic
#206072 #2D88A2 #42ACCA #72C1D7 #A2D6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#42ACCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#42ACCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42ACCA
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42ACCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42ACCA | 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)
#9AA8CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8799CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42acca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 172, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.105 220.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c5da',
500: '#42acca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42acca; $custom-light: #86c5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42acca",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 172,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.235,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69585,
"c": 0.10462,
"h": 220.1
},
"luminance": 0.34928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42ACCA
secondary
#D1A396
accent
#6A48DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183