#428BB7#428BB7
#428BB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.099 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428BB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 139, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 64%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, -9.01, -29.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 31.13, 253.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% -0.0525 -0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.099 237.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0234, 23.0404, 48.1826) |
| Luminance | 0.2304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.12
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.20
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.26
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.46
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.64
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428BB7 #B76E42
analogous
#42B7A9 #428BB7 #4251B7
triadic
#428BB7 #B7428B #8BB742
tetradic
#428BB7 #A942B7 #B76E42 #51B742
square
#428BB7 #A942B7 #B76E42 #51B742
split-complementary
#428BB7 #B74251 #B7A942
monochromatic
#22475D #32698A #428BB7 #6CA7CA #99C2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#428BB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#428BB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428BB7
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428BB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428BB7 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778BB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#677FB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00969A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428bb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 139, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.099 237.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82accc',
500: '#428bb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428bb7; $custom-light: #82accc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428bb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 139,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.564,
"s": 46.988,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60896,
"c": 0.09875,
"h": 237.9
},
"luminance": 0.23042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428BB7
secondary
#C6A48F
accent
#8351D7
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1013
muted
#7C7F82