#42D8E5 Hex color

#42D8E5

The hexadecimal color code #42D8E5 corresponds to the code RGB( 66, 216, 229 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,26 level), green (at 0,85 level) and blue (at 0,90 level). Its brightness is 57% and its saturation is 75%. It is composed of red at 12%, green at 42% and blue at 44%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

185
75
57
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #42D8E5
RGB Code rgb( 66 , 216 , 229)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 25.9% , 84.7% , 89.8% )
HSLhsl( 185 , 75% , 57% )
Complementary
Color
#BD271A


Variations of #42D8E5

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #42D8E5 is the color #ECFBFC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #061516.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #BD271A is the color exactly opposite to #42D8E5 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#42D8E5

Triadic palette



Uses of #42D8E5 in CSS

When using #42D8E5 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #42D8E5 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#42D8E5 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #42D8E5;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #42D8E5;  }

Border

#42D8E5 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #42D8E5;  }

Shadow

#42D8E5 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #42D8E5; }

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