#42A9EA Hex color

#42A9EA

The hexadecimal color code #42A9EA corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 169, 234 ). 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 0,92 level). Its brightness is 58% and its saturation is 80%. It is composed of red at 14%, green at 36% and blue at 49%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

203
80
58
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42A9EA
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 169 , 234)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 66.3% , 91.8% )
HSLhsl( 203 , 80% , 58% )
Complementary
Color
#BD5615


Variations of #42A9EA

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42A9EA is the color #ECF6FC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061017.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD5615 is the color exactly opposite to #42A9EA 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 #42A9EA in CSS

When using #42A9EA as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42A9EA as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42A9EA as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42A9EA;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42A9EA;  }

Border

#42A9EA colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42A9EA;  }

Shadow

#42A9EA shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42A9EA; }

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