#42A5F5

Dodger Blue

#42A5F5Dodger Blue

Luminance

0.347

Category

Blue

Type

Dark

Best On

#FFFFFF

Color Codes

All color formats for your project

HEX

HEX
#42A5F5
No #
42A5F5

RGB

RGB
rgb(66, 165, 245)
Values
R:66 G:165 B:245

HSL

HSL
hsl(207, 90%, 61%)
Values
H:207° S:90% L:61%

HSV / HSB

HSV
hsv(207, 73%, 96%)
Values
H:207° S:73% V:96%

CMYK

CMYK
cmyk(73%, 33%, 0%, 4%)
Values
C:73 M:33 Y:0 K:4

LAB

LAB
lab(65, -3, -48)
Values
L:65 a:-3 b:-48

OKLCH

OKLCH
oklch(70.0% 0.149 246.7)
Values
L:70.0% C:0.149 H:246.7°

Code Formats

CSS
color: #42A5F5;
Swift
UIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.647, blue: 0.961, alpha: 1.0)
Kotlin
Color(0xFF42A5F5)
Flutter
Color(0xFF42A5F5)
Android
#FF42A5F5

Contrast Analysis

WCAG compliance with grayscale colors

On White

2.65:1

Fail

On Black

7.93:1

AAA

Grayscale Contrast

Aa

0%

7.9

AAA
Aa

10%

6.6

AA
Aa

20%

4.8

AA
Aa

30%

3.2

AA-large
Aa

40%

2.2

Fail
Aa

50%

1.5

Fail
Aa

60%

1.1

Fail
Aa

70%

1.3

Fail
Aa

80%

1.6

Fail
Aa

90%

2.1

Fail
Aa

100%

2.6

Fail

Best Grayscale Contrast

#000000 with ratio 7.93:1

Aa

Color Harmonies

Harmonious color combinations

complementary

Two colors opposite on the color wheel (180°)

split-complementary

Base color + two colors adjacent to its complement

triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

tetradic

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

analogous

Three colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Color Variations

Tints, shades, tones, and full scale

Color Scale (50-900)

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Tints (Lighter)

Shades (Darker)

Tones (Desaturated)

Gradients (OKLCH)

Primary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #A3D3FA 0%, #0A72C7 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(84.7% 0.074 243.3) 0%, oklch(54.6% 0.156 251.2) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Vibrant

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #66BAFF 0%, #058FFF 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(76.4% 0.129 245.4) 0%, oklch(64.7% 0.194 252.3) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Complementary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #42A5F5 0%, #F59342 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(70.0% 0.149 246.7) 0%, oklch(75.2% 0.151 56.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Analogous

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #42F5EC 0%, #42A5F5 50%, #424BF5 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(88.2% 0.139 189.8) 0%, oklch(70.0% 0.149 246.7) 50%, oklch(52.5% 0.247 271.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Sunset

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #F6CE55 0%, #EE6C2B 50%, #E6193C 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(86.4% 0.144 90.6) 0%, oklch(68.0% 0.177 43.8) 50%, oklch(59.1% 0.228 21.2) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Ocean

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #19A1E6 0%, #22C3B6 50%, #47D1A3 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(67.5% 0.146 238.9) 0%, oklch(73.8% 0.124 186.2) 50%, oklch(77.5% 0.136 166.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Dark Mode

180°
CSS
linear-gradient(180deg, #3DA2F5 0%, #0C2031 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(69.2% 0.153 247.4) 0%, oklch(23.6% 0.042 246.4) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Radial Glow

Radial
CSS
radial-gradient(circle, #86C5F9 0%, #0C80DF 100%)
OKLCH
radial-gradient(circle, oklch(80.0% 0.098 244.4) 0%, oklch(59.4% 0.170 251.3) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

💡 About OKLCH Gradients

OKLCH (Oklch Color Space) provides perceptually uniform gradients with better color transitions than traditional RGB/HSL gradients. The format is oklch(L% C H) where L = Lightness (0-100%), C = Chroma (0-0.4), H = Hue (0-360°).

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