#42bafd
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
66, 186, 253
HSL
202°, 98%, 63%
CMYK
74, 27, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4337
Every format
| HEX | #42bafd |
| RGB | rgb(66, 186, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 98%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 27%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(71.8 -11.6 -42.6) |
| LCH | lch(71.8 44.1 254.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.751 0.142 237.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42bafd;
background-color: #42bafd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42bafd] bg-[#42bafd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42bafd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.729, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42bafd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42bafd on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42bafd on black: 9.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green72.9%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan73.9%
Magenta26.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#42bafd text on a black background
contrast 9.67:1
Card sample
#42bafd text on a white background
contrast 2.17:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42bafd;
Background color
Panel with #42bafd background
background-color: #42bafd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42bafd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 186, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 186, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42bafd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42bafd, #4642FD);