#428ACC#428ACC
#428ACC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.124 H 248.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428ACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 138, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.78, -1.33, -40.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.78, 40.70, 268.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.74% -0.0449 -0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.74% 0.124 248.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2303, 23.6925, 60.5166) |
| Luminance | 0.2369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.94
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.11
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.36
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.61
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.77
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428ACC #CC8442
analogous
#42CCC9 #428ACC #4245CC
triadic
#428ACC #CC428A #8ACC42
tetradic
#428ACC #C942CC #CC8442 #45CC42
square
#428ACC #C942CC #CC8442 #45CC42
split-complementary
#428ACC #CC4245 #CCC942
monochromatic
#1F4C74 #2C6BA4 #428ACC #72A8D9 #A2C6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#428ACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#428ACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428ACC
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428ACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428ACC | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A80CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428acc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 138, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.124 248.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85abdc',
500: '#428acc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428acc; $custom-light: #85abdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428acc",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 138,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.696,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61736,
"c": 0.12363,
"h": 248.7
},
"luminance": 0.23695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428ACC
secondary
#D3B497
accent
#9147E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83