#42C5F0

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Deepskyblue.

About #42C5F0

When working with digital screens, the color #42C5F0 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Deepskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 197 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 18% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42C5F0
RGB66, 197, 240
HSL194.8°, 85.3%, 60.0%
CMYK72%, 18%, 0%, 6%
HSV194.8°, 72.5%, 94.1%
LAB74.4, -21.6, -31.5
XYZ37.9, 47.4, 89.6
Decimal4376048

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C5F0; }
.text-color { color: #42C5F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C5F0; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue
#00BFFF