#42A5CB Hex Color
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#42a5cb is a hex color. It can be described as unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #42a5cb.
Questions about #42a5cb
What is #42a5cb in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #42a5cb is rgb(66, 165, 203), in HSL hsl(197, 57%, 53%) and in CMYK 67%, 19%, 0%, 20%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
Is #42a5cb readable on white or black?
#42a5cb has a 2.80:1 contrast ratio on white and 7.47:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.