Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42afef, its pure hue is 202.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, and its lightness is 59.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #42afef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #08161e to #3a99d1.
#42afef Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42afef. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 68.6% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.4% Cyan, 26.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 202.2°, with saturation of 84.4% and lightness of 59.8%. The decimal value for #42afef is 4370415, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42afef is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42afef. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 68.6% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.4% Cyan, 26.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 202.2°, with saturation of 84.4% and lightness of 59.8%. The decimal value for #42afef is 4370415, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42afef is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Last Updated: May 21, 2025
Tints of #42afef
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42afef, its pure hue is 202.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, and its lightness is 59.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #42afef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ab9f1 to #e7f5fd.
Tones of #42afef
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42afef, its pure hue is 202.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #42afef, which range from #999999 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #32b3ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #42afef
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42afef! For #42afef, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #42afef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #42afef
This color, #42afef, consists of 25.9% Red, 68.6% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 175, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42afef is 72.4% Cyan, 26.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R25.9%
C72.4%
G68.6%
M26.8%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 66 | 175 | 239 |
| Octal | 102 | 257 | 357 |
| Hexa | #42 | #af | #ef |
| Binary | 01000010 | 10101111 | 11101111 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 72 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| Octal | 110 | 32 | 0 | 6 |
| Hexa | #48 | #1a | #00 | #06 |
| Binary | 01001000 | 00011010 | 00000000 | 00000110 |
Analogous Colors of #42afef
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42afef — which has hue 202.2° — its analogous colors are located at 172.2° and 232.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42afef.
Triadic Colors of #42afef
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #42afef — which has hue 202.2° — its triadic colors are located at 82.2° and 322.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42afef.
Complementary Color of #42afef
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42afef — which has hue 202.2° — its complementary color is located at 22.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42afef.
Split Complementary Colors of #42afef
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #42afef — which has hue 202.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.2° and 352.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42afef.
Tetradic Colors of #42afef
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #42afef — which has hue 202.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 112.2°, 202.2°, 292.2°, and 22.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42afef.
Monochromatic Colors of #42afef
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42afef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1879b3 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9dd8fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42afef
We want to make getting started with #42afef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42afef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42afef can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #42afef with other HTML elements.
#42afef Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #42afef.
<span style="color: #42afef;">The color of this text is #42afef.</span>#42afef Background Color
The background color for this text is #42afef.
<div style="background-color: #42afef; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42afef.</div>#42afef Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #42afef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42afef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42afef.</span>#42afef Border Color
This is a div with border color #42afef.
<div style="border: #42afef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42afef.</div>#42afef Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #42afef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42afef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42afef on a white background.</div></div>#42afef Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #42afef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42afef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42afef on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #42afef to White
This is a gradient from #42afef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42afef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42afef to white.</div>Gradient from #42afef to Black
This is a gradient from #42afef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42afef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42afef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42afef to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #42afef
In addition to using #42afef on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #42afef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42afef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 175, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42afef in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
| Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #42afef |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(66, 175, 239) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #42afef; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #42afef; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #42afef; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(66, 175, 239); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#42afef") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:66, green:175, blue:239, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:175 blue:239 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(66f, 175f, 239f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(66, 175, 239); |
#42afef Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #42afef the same way. For those with color blindness, #42afef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42afef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42afef is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #42afef looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #42afef will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #42afef is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.