#42A2CB Hex color

#42A2CB

The hexadecimal color code #42A2CB corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 162, 203 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,64 level) and blue (at 0,80 level). Its brightness is 52% and its saturation is 56%. It is composed of red at 15%, green at 37% and blue at 47%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

198
56
52
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A2CB
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 162 , 203)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 63.5% , 79.6% )
HSLhsl( 198 , 56% , 52% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5D34


Variations of #42A2CB

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A2CB is the color #ECF5F9

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061014.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD5D34 is the color exactly opposite to #42A2CB on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42A2CB

Triadic palette



Uses of #42A2CB in CSS

When using #42A2CB as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A2CB as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A2CB as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A2CB;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A2CB;  }

Border

#42A2CB colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A2CB;  }

Shadow

#42A2CB shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A2CB; }

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