#429CBE#429CBE

#429CBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.098 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429CBE
RGB	rgb(66, 156, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.47, -16.13, -25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.47, 30.16, 237.66°)
OKLab	oklab(65.26% -0.068 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(65.26% 0.098 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4258, 28.6504, 53.0007)
Luminance	0.2865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429CBE #BE6442

analogous

#42BEA2 #429CBE #425EBE

triadic

#429CBE #BE429C #9CBE42

tetradic

#429CBE #A242BE #BE6442 #5EBE42

square

#429CBE #A242BE #BE6442 #5EBE42

split-complementary

#429CBE #BE425E #BEA242

monochromatic

#225263 #327791 #429CBE #70B4CE #9DCCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#429CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#429CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429CBE

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429CBE	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)

#8A99C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 156, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.098 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b9d1',
    500: '#429cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429cbe;
$custom-light: #84b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.452,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65257,
    "c": 0.09846,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429CBE

secondary

#CAA192

accent

#754FD8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429CBE

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

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