Information about #42A5D7 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#42A5D7 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 165, 215) — 25.9% red, 64.7% green, 84.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 58 / 20 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #42A5D7 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Maximum Blue (#47ABCC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Summer Sky (#38B0DE) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(66, 165, 215)), which gives #42A5D7 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#42A5D7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#42A5D7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42A5D7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42A5D7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42A5D7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#42A5D7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #42A5D7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Picton Blue color link
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

Butterfly Blue color link
Butterfly Blue

#38ACEC

#42A5D7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42A5D7
  • RGB66, 165, 215
  • CMYK58, 20, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(66, 165, 215)
  • HSL200°, 65%, 55%
  • HSL Precise200.134°, 65.066%, 55.098%
  • HSV200°, 69%, 84%
  • HSB200°, 69%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.647, 0.843)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.647, 0.843, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.647, 0.843)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID42A5D7
  • DECIMAL ID4367831
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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