#42A6CA Hex color

#42A6CA

The hexadecimal color code #42A6CA corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 166, 202 ). 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 0,79 level). Its brightness is 52% and its saturation is 56%. It is composed of red at 15%, green at 38% and blue at 46%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

196
56
52
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A6CA
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 166 , 202)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 65.1% , 79.2% )
HSLhsl( 196 , 56% , 52% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5935


Variations of #42A6CA

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A6CA is the color #ECF6F9

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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 #BD5935 is the color exactly opposite to #42A6CA on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #42A6CA in CSS

When using #42A6CA as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A6CA as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A6CA as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A6CA;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A6CA;  }

Border

#42A6CA colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A6CA;  }

Shadow

#42A6CA shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A6CA; }

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