#429BC5#429BC5
#429BC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.105 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 155, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.45, -13.33, -29.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.45, 32.32, 245.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% -0.0644 -0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.105 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0422, 28.6296, 57.0715) |
| Luminance | 0.2863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.64
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.99
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.69
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.88
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.31
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429BC5 #C56C42
analogous
#42C5AE #429BC5 #425AC5
triadic
#429BC5 #C5429B #9BC542
tetradic
#429BC5 #AE42C5 #C56C42 #5AC542
square
#429BC5 #AE42C5 #C56C42 #5AC542
split-complementary
#429BC5 #C5425A #C5AE42
monochromatic
#21546C #2F789A #429BC5 #71B4D3 #A0CDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#429BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#429BC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429BC5
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429BC5 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8699C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748CC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 155, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.105 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b8d6',
500: '#429bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429bc5; $custom-light: #85b8d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 155,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.237,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65334,
"c": 0.10469,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.28632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429BC5
secondary
#CEA795
accent
#7A4BDC
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083