#42E2FF
A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.
About #42E2FF
At its core, #42E2FF is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 226 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 11% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42E2FF
RGB66, 226, 255
HSL189.2°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK74%, 11%, 0%, 0%
HSV189.2°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB83.3, -31.3, -25.9
XYZ47.5, 62.8, 104.2
Decimal4383487
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.55:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42E2FF;
}
.text-color {
color: #42E2FF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42E2FF;
}