#42AAE5 Hex color

#42AAE5

The hexadecimal color code #42AAE5 corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 170, 229 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,67 level) and blue (at 0,90 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 #42AAE5
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 170 , 229)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 66.7% , 89.8% )
HSLhsl( 202 , 75% , 57% )
Complementary
Color
#BD551A


Variations of #42AAE5

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42AAE5 is the color #ECF6FC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061116.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD551A is the color exactly opposite to #42AAE5 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 #42AAE5 in CSS

When using #42AAE5 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42AAE5 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42AAE5 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42AAE5;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42AAE5;  }

Border

#42AAE5 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42AAE5;  }

Shadow

#42AAE5 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42AAE5; }

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