#428AC2#428AC2
#428AC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428AC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 138, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 28.9%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, -4.75, -35.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 36.07, 262.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% -0.0478 -0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.112 244.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0692, 23.2281, 54.4016) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.54
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.85
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.13
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.18
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.97
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428AC2 #C27A42
analogous
#42C2BA #428AC2 #424AC2
triadic
#428AC2 #C2428A #8AC242
tetradic
#428AC2 #BA42C2 #C27A42 #4AC242
square
#428AC2 #BA42C2 #C27A42 #4AC242
split-complementary
#428AC2 #C2424A #C2BA42
monochromatic
#224968 #316A96 #428AC2 #70A7D1 #9FC3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#428AC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#428AC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428AC2
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428AC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428AC2 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718BC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#607FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428ac2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 138, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 244.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83acd4',
500: '#428ac2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428ac2; $custom-light: #83acd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428ac2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 138,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.25,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61209,
"c": 0.11166,
"h": 244.6
},
"luminance": 0.2323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428AC2
secondary
#CCAC94
accent
#8B4DDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83