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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
25.88% 70.98% 78.43%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
188.51° 54.92% 52.16%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
188.51° 67% 78.43%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.26 0.71 0.78
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.52 0.55 0.52
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.52 0.67 0.78
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
67% 10% 0% 22%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.58 0.11 -0.23
XYZ
X Y Z
29.2 38.38 60.51
CIE Lab
L a b
68.3 -25.99 -19.09

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CSS notation

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#42b5c8
rgb(66,181,200)
hsl(189, 55%, 52%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #42b5c8

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #42b5c8

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #42b5c8

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #42b5c8

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.