What color is #42AEEE?

#42AEEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color High Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42AEEE?

The RGB value is 66, 174, 238: 66 red, 174 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42AEEE?

The complementary color is #EE8242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42AEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42AEEE color

#42AEEE rgb(66, 174, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #42AEEE is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 68.2% green and 93.3% blue (66, 174, 238).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4CA8E0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#42AEEE color codes

HEX	`#42AEEE`
RGB	`rgb(66, 174, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 68.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 72%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 27%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, -10.14, -40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 42.05, 256.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.809, 37.6, 86.401)`
Decimal	`4370158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42AEEE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42AEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#42AEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42AEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42aeee; }
.text { color: #42aeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42aeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 174 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42aeee, #4258ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #42AEEE?: #42AEEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color High Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42AEEE?: The RGB value is 66, 174, 238: 66 red, 174 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42AEEE?: The complementary color is #EE8242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42AEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.