#42bdfd
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
66, 189, 253
HSL
201°, 98%, 63%
CMYK
74, 25, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4465
Every format
| HEX | #42bdfd |
| RGB | rgb(66, 189, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 98%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 25%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(72.7 -13.3 -41.2) |
| LCH | lch(72.7 43.3 252.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.758 0.140 236.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #42bdfd;
background-color: #42bdfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#42bdfd] bg-[#42bdfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #42bdfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.259, green: 0.741, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#42bdfd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#42bdfd on white: 2.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#42bdfd on black: 9.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red25.9%
Green74.1%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan73.9%
Magenta25.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#42bdfd text on a black background
contrast 9.93:1
Card sample
#42bdfd text on a white background
contrast 2.12:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #42bdfd;
Background color
Panel with #42bdfd background
background-color: #42bdfd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #42bdfd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(66, 189, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(66, 189, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #42bdfd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42bdfd, #4342FD);