#429AB9#429AB9

#429AB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.095 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429AB9
RGB	rgb(66, 154, 185)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(196, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.68, -16.65, -23.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.68, 29.11, 235.12°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% -0.0678 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.095 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5558, 27.7699, 50.0609)
Luminance	0.2777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429AB9 #B96142

analogous

#42B99D #429AB9 #425FB9

triadic

#429AB9 #B9429A #9AB942

tetradic

#429AB9 #9D42B9 #B96142 #5FB942

square

#429AB9 #9D42B9 #B96142 #5FB942

split-complementary

#429AB9 #B9425F #B99D42

monochromatic

#224F5F #32748C #429AB9 #6DB3CB #9ACADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#429AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#429AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429AB9

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429AB9	1.00	3.20	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8997BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 154, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.095 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b7ce',
    500: '#429ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429ab9;
$custom-light: #83b7ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.63,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6456,
    "c": 0.09506,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429AB9

secondary

#C79E90

accent

#7451D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429AB9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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