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#42EEFE

#42eefe ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42eefe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 93.33% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.02% cyan, 6.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 185.11°, with 98.95% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.6946

Complementary

  1. #42eefe
  2. #fe5242

Split complementary

  1. #42eefe
  2. #fe4290
  3. #feb042

Analogous

  1. #42feb0
  2. #42eefe
  3. #4290fe

Triadic

  1. #42eefe
  2. #fe42ee
  3. #eefe42

Tetradic

  1. #42eefe
  2. #5242fe
  3. #fe5242
  4. #eefe42

Square

  1. #42eefe
  2. #b042fe
  3. #fe5242
  4. #90fe42

Monochromatic

  1. #0198a6
  2. #01def2
  3. #42eefe
  4. #8ef5fe
  5. #dafcff

Shades

#42eefe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42eefe
  2. #3bd6e5
  3. #35becb
  4. #2ea7b2
  5. #288f98
  6. #21777f
  7. #1a5f66
  8. #14474c
  9. #0d3033
  10. #071819
  11. #000000

Tints

#42eefe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42eefe
  2. #55f0fe
  3. #68f1fe
  4. #7bf3fe
  5. #8ef5fe
  6. #a1f7ff
  7. #b3f8ff
  8. #c6faff
  9. #d9fcff
  10. #ecfdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42eefe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42eefe
  2. #48e3f1
  3. #4ed8e5
  4. #55cdd8
  5. #5bc2cc
  6. #61b7bf
  7. #67acb2
  8. #6da1a6
  9. #749699
  10. #7a8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1e2e9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbe4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0d1ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f8f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eddfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f4f7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42eefe {
  color: #42eefe;
}
Background
.bg-42eefe {
  background-color: #42eefe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42eefe {
  border: 2px solid #42eefe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42eefe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 238 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42eefe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42eefe, #4290fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42eefe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 238 254 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.56 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.69 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.69 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.91 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.06 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.64 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.67 #bd1101 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#42eefe  rgb(66, 238, 254)  hsl(185, 99%, 63%)  Electric Blue
#fe5242  rgb(254, 82, 66)  hsl(5, 99%, 63%)  Tomato
#fe42ee  rgb(254, 66, 238)  hsl(305, 99%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#eefe42  rgb(238, 254, 66)  hsl(65, 99%, 63%)  Lemon Lime