#42A5CF Hex color

#42A5CF

The hexadecimal color code #42A5CF corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 165, 207 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,65 level) and blue (at 0,81 level). Its brightness is 53% and its saturation is 59%. It is composed of red at 15%, green at 37% and blue at 47%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

198
59
53
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A5CF
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 165 , 207)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 64.7% , 81.2% )
HSLhsl( 198 , 59% , 53% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5A30


Variations of #42A5CF

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A5CF is the color #ECF6FA

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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 #BD5A30 is the color exactly opposite to #42A5CF on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42A5CF

Triadic palette



Uses of #42A5CF in CSS

When using #42A5CF as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A5CF as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A5CF as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A5CF;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A5CF;  }

Border

#42A5CF colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A5CF;  }

Shadow

#42A5CF shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A5CF; }

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