#42A4FF Hex color

#42A4FF

The hexadecimal color code #42A4FF corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 164, 255 ). 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 1,00 level). Its brightness is 62% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 13%, green at 33% and blue at 52%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

209
100
62
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A4FF
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 164 , 255)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 64.3% , 100.0% )
HSLhsl( 209 , 100% , 62% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5B00


Variations of #42A4FF

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A4FF is the color #ECF5FF

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061019.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD5B00 is the color exactly opposite to #42A4FF on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42A4FF

Triadic palette



Uses of #42A4FF in CSS

When using #42A4FF as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A4FF as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A4FF as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A4FF;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A4FF;  }

Border

#42A4FF colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A4FF;  }

Shadow

#42A4FF shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A4FF; }

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