#428BBB#428BBB

#428BBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.103 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#428BBB
RGBrgb(66, 139, 187)
HSLhsl(204, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(204, 65%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(64.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(55.29, -7.69, -31.81)
CIE-LCHlch(55.29, 32.72, 256.42°)
OKLaboklab(61.09% -0.0511 -0.0894)
OKLCHoklch(61.09% 0.103 240.2)
XYZxyz(20.4456, 23.2093, 50.4064)
Luminance0.2321 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#428BBB #BB7242
analogous
#42BBAF #428BBB #424EBB
triadic
#428BBB #BB428B #8BBB42
tetradic
#428BBB #AF42BB #BB7242 #4EBB42
square
#428BBB #AF42BB #BB7242 #4EBB42
split-complementary
#428BBB #BB424E #BBAF42
monochromatic
#224861 #32698E #428BBB #6EA7CC #9CC2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72
#428BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64
#428BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #428BBB
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##428BBB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##428BBB1.003.725.645.64
#FFFFFF3.721.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6421.001.001.00
##0000005.6421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#758BBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657FBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #428bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 139, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.103 240.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82accf',
    500: '#428bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #428bbb;
$custom-light: #82accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#428bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.802,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6109,
    "c": 0.10303,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#428BBB
secondary
#C8A791
accent
#8650D7
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #428BBB

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#428BBB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva