Information about #42A7FA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42A7FA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 167, 250) — 25.9% red, 65.5% green, 98% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 72 / 33 / 0 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#42A7FA is a intensely saturated sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Elipsis Insight (#35A7FF). Slightly further away sit Tweeter Blue (#4099FF) and Butterfly Blue (#38ACEC).

The recipe behind #42A7FA is rgb(66, 167, 250), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #42A7FA: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #42A7FA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42A7FA color variations

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

#42A7FA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42A7FA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42A7FA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42A7FA 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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#42A7FA 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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#4BFA42
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Nearest named colors to #42A7FA

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

Elipsis Insight color link
Elipsis Insight

#35A7FF

Tweeter Blue color link
Tweeter Blue

#4099FF

Butterfly Blue color link
Butterfly Blue

#38ACEC

Spring Sky color link
Spring Sky

#3FB8F1

Picton Blue color link
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

Brilliant Azure color link
Brilliant Azure

#3399FF

Spring Blue color link
Spring Blue

#4590FF

premia color link
premia

#5294FF

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

LALITHA'S SKY color link
LALITHA'S SKY

#34B6EA

Google Chrome Blue color link
Google Chrome Blue

#4C8BF5

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

#42A7FA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#42A7FA color image #42A7FA color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#42A7FA color image #42A7FA color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42A7FA
  • RGB66, 167, 250
  • CMYK72, 33, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(66, 167, 250)
  • HSL207°, 95%, 62%
  • HSL Precise207.065°, 94.845%, 61.961%
  • HSV207°, 74%, 98%
  • HSB207°, 74%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.655, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.655, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.655, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID42A7FA
  • DECIMAL ID4368378
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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