#42A8E4 Hex color

#42A8E4

The hexadecimal color code #42A8E4 corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 168, 228 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,66 level) and blue (at 0,89 level). Its brightness is 57% and its saturation is 75%. It is composed of red at 14%, green at 36% and blue at 49%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

202
75
57
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A8E4
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 168 , 228)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 65.9% , 89.4% )
HSLhsl( 202 , 75% , 57% )
Complementary
Color
#BD571B


Variations of #42A8E4

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A8E4 is the color #ECF6FC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061016.

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD571B is the color exactly opposite to #42A8E4 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 #42A8E4 in CSS

When using #42A8E4 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A8E4 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A8E4 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A8E4;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A8E4;  }

Border

#42A8E4 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A8E4;  }

Shadow

#42A8E4 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A8E4; }

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