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#42c3fc color: Shovel Knight

#42c3fc is rgb(66, 195, 252) in RGB and oklch(77.133% 0.13633 231.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

77.1%
0.136
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #42c3fc

#42c3fc is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shovel Knight (#37c4fa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #42c3fc mixed with white

  1. 42c3fc
  2. 5dc9fd
  3. 74d0fe
  4. 88d6fe
  5. 9adcff
  6. ace2ff
  7. bde8ff
  8. ceeeff
  9. dff4ff
  10. eff9ff

Darker: #42c3fc mixed with black

  1. 42c3fc
  2. 38a9db
  3. 2f90bb
  4. 25789c
  5. 1c607e
  6. 144a62
  7. 0b3447
  8. 05202d
  9. 010e16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #42c3fc with less saturation

  1. 42c3fc
  2. 55c2f5
  3. 65c1ee
  4. 72c0e7
  5. 7dbee0
  6. 88bdd9
  7. 92bbd2
  8. 9bbacb
  9. a4b8c3
  10. acb6bc

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Colors that go with #42c3fc

Complementary
#42c3fc#f89a5e
Analogous
#42c3fc#00ced9#84b4ff
Triadic
#42c3fc#f68ebe#b7bd4b
Split
#42c3fc#ff8f8d#e0ab3e

Questions about #42c3fc

What color is #42c3fc?

#42c3fc is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(66, 195, 252), in HSL hsl(198.39, 96.88%, 62.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.133% 0.13633 231.827).

What colors go well with #42c3fc?

The complementary color of #42c3fc is #f89a5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00ced9 and #84b4ff. The triadic partners are #f68ebe and #b7bd4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #42c3fc?

Black text reads better on #42c3fc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42c3fc a warm or cool color?

#42c3fc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.136.