#429BAE#429BAE
#429BAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.088 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 155, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.58, -20.61, -17.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.58, 27.25, 220.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.34% -0.0732 -0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.34% 0.088 214) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6050, 27.6547, 44.2355) |
| Luminance | 0.2766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.18
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.30
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.37
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429BAE #AE5542
analogous
#42AE8B #429BAE #4265AE
triadic
#429BAE #AE429B #9BAE42
tetradic
#429BAE #8B42AE #AE5542 #65AE42
square
#429BAE #8B42AE #AE5542 #65AE42
split-complementary
#429BAE #AE4265 #AE8B42
monochromatic
#204C55 #317382 #429BAE #68B5C6 #94CBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#429BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#429BAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429BAE
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429BAE | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8AAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 155, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.088 214.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82b8c6',
500: '#429bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429bae; $custom-light: #82b8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 155,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.556,
"s": 45,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64342,
"c": 0.08839,
"h": 214
},
"luminance": 0.27657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429BAE
secondary
#C2948A
accent
#6A53D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082