#429BBD#429BBD

#429BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.098 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429BBD
RGB	rgb(66, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(197, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.13, -15.91, -25.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.13, 30.00, 237.97°)
OKLab	oklab(64.97% -0.0674 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(64.97% 0.098 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1498, 28.2726, 52.3714)
Luminance	0.2828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429BBD #BD6442

analogous

#42BDA1 #429BBD #425EBD

triadic

#429BBD #BD429B #9BBD42

tetradic

#429BBD #A142BD #BD6442 #5EBD42

square

#429BBD #A142BD #BD6442 #5EBD42

split-complementary

#429BBD #BD425E #BDA142

monochromatic

#225162 #327690 #429BBD #6FB3CD #9DCBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#429BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#429BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429BBD

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429BBD	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.098 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b8d1',
    500: '#429bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429bbd;
$custom-light: #84b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.585,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64974,
    "c": 0.09791,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429BBD

secondary

#C9A192

accent

#7650D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429BBD

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

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