#42B4C5 Hex color

#42B4C5

The hexadecimal color code #42B4C5 corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 180, 197 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,71 level) and blue (at 0,77 level). Its brightness is 51% and its saturation is 53%. It is composed of red at 14%, green at 40% and blue at 44%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

188
53
51
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42B4C5
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 180 , 197)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 70.6% , 77.3% )
HSLhsl( 188 , 53% , 51% )
Complementary
Color
#BD4B3A


Variations of #42B4C5

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42B4C5 is the color #ECF7F9

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061213.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD4B3A is the color exactly opposite to #42B4C5 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42B4C5

Triadic palette



Uses of #42B4C5 in CSS

When using #42B4C5 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42B4C5 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42B4C5 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42B4C5;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42B4C5;  }

Border

#42B4C5 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42B4C5;  }

Shadow

#42B4C5 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42B4C5; }

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