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Description and conversion results of color #42a3d7

It is a pastel azure color having an approximate luminance of 64%. It has a hue value of 201° indicating that this is a cold color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Carolina Blue, Blue Jeans, Iceberg, Cerulean (Crayola), Air Superiority Blue, Maximum Blue, Cerulean Frost, Cyan (Process), Blue-gray and Livid. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color #42a3d7 to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (66, 163, 215) #42a3d7 hsl (200.9, 65.1%, 55.1%) hsv (200.9, 69.3%, 84.3%) lab (63.6, -11.8, -34.7) xyz (27.6, 32.3, 69.1)

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 2202 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 2995 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 2191 CBUY PAINT >>
   RAL 630-1BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 250 70 30BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 240 70 30BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6802BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6795BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6958BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to #42a3d7 respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a pastel azure color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Aero, Maya Blue, Dark Sky Blue, Pale Cerulean, Baby Blue Eyes, Light Cornflower Blue, Uranian Blue, Pale Aqua, Beau Blue, Columbia Blue, Alice Blue, Ghost White, Cultured and Azure (X11/web Color).


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a pastel azure color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to CG Blue, Celadon Blue, Cerulean, Star Command Blue, Blue Sapphire, B'dazzled Blue, Lapis Lazuli, YInMn Blue, Gunmetal, Charcoal, Outer Space (Crayola), Prussian Blue, Rich Black (FOGRA29), Eerie Black, Eigengrau and Charleston Green.


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a pastel azure color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Air Superiority Blue, Carolina Blue, Cerulean Frost, Iceberg, Livid, Cadet Grey, Pewter Blue, Spanish Gray, Quick Silver and Manatee.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of cyan and azure colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Pacific Blue, Maximum Blue, Indigo Dye, Blue Sapphire, Blue Jeans, Aero, Dark Cornflower Blue, YInMn Blue, Little Boy Blue and Maximum Blue Purple.


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Celadon Blue, Cerulean, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Fawn and Lion.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, green and red colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Celadon Blue, Cerulean, Lincoln Green, Dark Moss Green, Olivine, Asparagus, Wine, Claret, Mauvelous and Pink Sherbet.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, rose, orange and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Celadon Blue, Cerulean, Byzantium, Palatinate Purple, Kobi, Orchid (Crayola), Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Fawn, Lion, Castleton Green, British Racing Green, Ocean Green and Mint.

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