#428AC8#428AC8
#428AC8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.119 H 247.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428AC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 138, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 31%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, -2.70, -38.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 38.82, 266.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% -0.046 -0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.119 247.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7567, 23.5031, 58.0223) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.68
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.14
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.20
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.67
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428AC8 #C88042
analogous
#42C8C3 #428AC8 #4247C8
triadic
#428AC8 #C8428A #8AC842
tetradic
#428AC8 #C342C8 #C88042 #47C842
square
#428AC8 #C342C8 #C88042 #47C842
split-complementary
#428AC8 #C84247 #C8C342
monochromatic
#204B6F #2E6B9F #428AC8 #71A7D6 #A1C5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#428AC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#428AC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428AC8
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428AC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428AC8 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F8CCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7FC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428ac8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 138, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.119 247.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84abd9',
500: '#428ac8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428ac8; $custom-light: #84abd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428ac8",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 138,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.761,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61522,
"c": 0.11877,
"h": 247.2
},
"luminance": 0.23505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428AC8
secondary
#D0B196
accent
#8E4ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83