#42abeb
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
66, 171, 235
HSL
203°, 81%, 59%
CMYK
72, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3628
Every format
| HEX | #42abeb |
| RGB | rgb(66, 171, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 81%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 27%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(66.7 -9.5 -40.7) |
| LCH | lch(66.7 41.8 256.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.133 239.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42abeb;
background-color: #42abeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42abeb] bg-[#42abeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42abeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.671, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42abeb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42abeb on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42abeb on black: 8.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green67.1%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan71.9%
Magenta27.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#42abeb text on a black background
contrast 8.26:1
Card sample
#42abeb text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42abeb;
Background color
Panel with #42abeb background
background-color: #42abeb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42abeb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 171, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 171, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42abeb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42abeb, #4942EB);