#42A7E3 color HEX code RGB, HSL, CMYK COLOR CODE FOR HEXA COLOR #42A7E3

#42A7E3

In a RGB color space, hex #42A7E3 is composed of 26% red, 65% green and 89% blue. RGB color code is composed of a hexadecimal 42 red (66/255), a A7 green (167/255) and a E3 blue component (227/255). The decimal RGB color code is rgb(66,167,227) In CMYK color space, it is composed of 71% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It has a hue angle of 202.36o degrees, a saturation of 74% and a lightness of 57%. Closest websafe color is: #3399cc rgb (51, 153, 204).

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The hexadecimal color #42A7E3 has RGB values of R:66, G:167, B:227 and CMYK values of C:71, M:26, Y:0, K:11. Its decimal value is 4368355.Binary code is 10000101010011111100011
In print we use cyan, yellow, magenta and black (CMYK) inks because usually we print on a white paper.

Hex color 42A7E3  #42A7E3 RGB decimal 66, 167, 227  rgb(66, 167, 227) RGB % 26, 65, 89  rgb(26%, 65%, 89%) RGB Adobe 107, 165, 224 CMYK % 71, 26, 0, 11  71%, 26%, 0%, 11% HSL 202.36o, 74, 57  hsl(202.36o, 74%, 57%) HSV (HSB) 202o, 71%, 89%  hsv(202o, 71%, 89%)

Web Safe color #3399cc rgb (51, 153, 204) XYZ 29.931, 34.342 77.724 xyY 0.21, 0.24, 34.34 Hunter-Lab 58.6, -8.39, -42.37 CMY 74%, 35%, 11% Lab 64.62, -15.43, -39.52 Binary color 42 A7 E3 1000010 10100111 11100011

Shades and tints of #42A7E3

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A shade is achieved by adding black to original color on hue code.
A tint is created by mixing color with white.
Use the palette to pick a color or the sliders to set the RGB, HSV, CMYK components.
For example here: #0E212C is the darkest color, and: #DAEEFA is the lightest one.

Tint color variation #42A7E3

#5EB4E7 rgb (94,180,231) #5EB4E7 #76BFEB rgb (118,191,235) #76BFEB #8BC9EE rgb (139,201,238) #8BC9EE #9CD1F1 rgb (156,209,241) #9CD1F1 #ABD8F3 rgb (171,216,243) #ABD8F3 #B8DEF5 rgb (184,222,245) #B8DEF5 #C3E3F7 rgb (195,227,247) #C3E3F7 #CCE7F8 rgb (204,231,248) #CCE7F8 #D4EBF9 rgb (212,235,249) #D4EBF9 #DAEEFA rgb (218,238,250) #DAEEFA

Shade color variation

#388EC1 rgb (56,142,193) #388EC1 #3079A4 rgb (48,121,164) #3079A4 #29678B rgb (41,103,139) #29678B #235876 rgb (35,88,118) #235876 #1E4B64 rgb (30,75,100) #1E4B64 #1A4055 rgb (26,64,85) #1A4055 #163648 rgb (22,54,72) #163648 #132E3D rgb (19,46,61) #132E3D #102734 rgb (16,39,52) #102734 #0E212C rgb (14,33,44) #0E212C

Tones of #42A7E3

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #48A3D9 is the less saturated color, and #6B8EA3 is the most saturated one.

#48A3D9 rgb (72,163,217) #48A3D9 #4EA0D0 rgb (78,160,208) #4EA0D0 #539DC8 rgb (83,157,200) #539DC8 #589AC1 rgb (88,154,193) #589AC1 #5C97BB rgb (92,151,187) #5C97BB #6095B5 rgb (96,149,181) #6095B5 #6393B0 rgb (99,147,176) #6393B0 #6691AB rgb (102,145,171) #6691AB #698FA7 rgb (105,143,167) #698FA7 #6B8EA3 rgb (107,142,163) #6B8EA3

Alternatives to #42A7E3

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Below, you can see some colors close to #42A7E3. Having a set of related colors can be useful if you need an inspirational alternative or other close colors to your original color choice.

#426BE3 rgb (66,107,227) #426BE3 #427FE3 rgb (66,127,227) #427FE3 #4293E3 rgb (66,147,227) #4293E3 #42BBE3 rgb (66,187,227) #42BBE3 #42CFE3 rgb (66,207,227) #42CFE3 #42E3E3 rgb (66,227,227) #42E3E3

Quick use #42A7E3

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How to use this color on webpages, scripts or other programming languages using html, CSS, dhtml, JAVA, .NET, openGL, Swift, Xojo

Color of the text	Background color example
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<font color="#42A7E3;">Text here</font>	<div style="background-color:#42A7E3;">Text here</div>

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HTML code <div style="background-color:#000000"> <font color="#42A7E3;">Text here</font> </div>	HTML code <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border: 1px dotted #999999;"> <font color="#42A7E3;">Text here</font> </div>

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box shadow for color #42A7E3	text shadow css code
HTML code <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: 2px 2px 7px 1px #42A7E3;"></div> CSS code .box-shadow: 2px 2px 7px 1px;	CSS code .text-shadow: 1px 2px 2px #42A7E3;

Box border html code	Text shadow with RGB values for color #42A7E3
box border html code for color #42A7E3	text shadow with RGB values
HTML code <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #42A7E3;"></div>	CSS code with RGB .text-shadow: 0px 2px 2px rgba(66, 167, 227, 1.4);

Pre-formatted code 42A7E3	code for script / programming
HTML, CSS:	= #42A7E3; rgb(66, 167, 227)
Java:	= new Color(66, 167, 227)
.NET:	= Color.FromArgb (66, 167, 227);
Xojo:	= rgb (66, 167, 227, 0);
openGL:	= glColor3f (0.26f, 0.65f, 0.89f);
Swift:	= UIColor(red:0.26, green:0.65, blue:0.89, alpha:1.00000);
Objective-C:	= [UIColor colorWithRed:0.26 green:0.65 blue:0.89 alpha:1.00000];

Color schemes with #42A7E3

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Monochromatic color Monochromatic color schemes are easy to create because they use only one color. Monochromatic schemes use different tones from the same angle on the color wheel (the same angle).Just change color saturation +10% and you have a new monocromatic color. On our case color: 71% has a #42A7E3 saturation. Adding 71% + 10% = 81% saturation for our new color #2485BD. Decreasing 71% - 10% = 61% saturation for other monochromatic color #63C6FF. #63c6ff rgb (99,198,255) #63c6ff 61% saturation #6385a3 rgb (80,133,163) #6385a3 51% saturation #2485bd rgb (36,133,189) #2485bd 81% saturation #0f6da3 rgb (15,109,163) #0f6da3 91% saturation

Analogous color Analogous color schemes are created by using colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Just +/- 30o on sides of the color hue angle. #4257E3 rgb (66,87,227) #4257E3 232o #42A7E3 rgb (66,167,227) #42A7E3 202o #42E3CD rgb (66,227,205) #42E3CD 172o

Complementary color Complementary schemes are created by combining colors from opposite sides of the color wheel. Simple add 180 degrees to color hue / angle and you have the complementary color. On our case color: #42A7E3 has a 202o angle. Adding 202o + 180o = 22oo for our new complementary color #E37D42. #42A7E3 rgb (66,167,227) #42A7E3 202o #E37D42 rgb (227,125,66) #E37D42 22o

Split color Compound schemes or split complementary schemens are almost the same as complementary schemes. Instead of using colors that are opposites, it uses colors on both sides of the opposite hue angle. On our case color: #42A7E3 has a 202o angle. Adding 202o + 180o+30o = 52o for our first complementary color #E3CD42. Decreasing 202o + 180o-30o = 352o for the second complementary color #E34257. #E34257 rgb (227,66,87) #E34257 352o #42A7E3 rgb (66,167,227) #42A7E3 202o #E3CD42 rgb (227,205,66) #E3CD42 52o

Tiradic color Triadic schemes are made up of hues/angles equally spaced around color wheel. Add and decrease +/- 120 degrees on both sides of the color hue angle. #E342A8 rgb (227,66,168) #E342A8 322o #42A7E3 rgb (66,167,227) #42A7E3 202o #A8E342 rgb (168,227,66) #A8E342 82o

Tetradic color Tetradic schemes are made up of hues/angles spaced around color wheel. Add 120,180,300 degrees on the color hue angle. #E342A8 rgb (227,66,168) #E342A8 322o #42A7E3 rgb (66,167,227) #42A7E3 202o #E37D42 rgb (227,125,66) #E37D42 22o #42E37D rgb (66,227,125) #42E37D 142o