#42A5DA Hex color

#42A5DA

The hexadecimal color code #42A5DA corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 165, 218 ). 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 0,85 level). Its brightness is 55% and its saturation is 67%. It is composed of red at 14%, green at 36% and blue at 48%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

201
67
55
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A5DA
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 165 , 218)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 64.7% , 85.5% )
HSLhsl( 201 , 67% , 55% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5A25


Variations of #42A5DA

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A5DA is the color #ECF6FB

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061015.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD5A25 is the color exactly opposite to #42A5DA on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42A5DA

Triadic palette



Uses of #42A5DA in CSS

When using #42A5DA as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A5DA as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A5DA as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A5DA;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A5DA;  }

Border

#42A5DA colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A5DA;  }

Shadow

#42A5DA shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A5DA; }

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