#429DB2#429DB2
#429DB2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.091 H 215.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 157, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 46%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 63%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.32, -20.43, -18.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.32, 27.86, 222.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.99% -0.0738 -0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.99% 0.091 215.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3363, 28.4842, 46.4317) |
| Luminance | 0.2849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.16
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.87
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.93
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429DB2 #B25742
analogous
#42B28F #429DB2 #4265B2
triadic
#429DB2 #B2429D #9DB242
tetradic
#429DB2 #8F42B2 #B25742 #65B242
square
#429DB2 #8F42B2 #B25742 #65B242
split-complementary
#429DB2 #B24265 #B28F42
monochromatic
#214E59 #317685 #429DB2 #6AB6C8 #96CCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#429DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#429DB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429DB2
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429DB2 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E98B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8CB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 157, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.091 215.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bac9',
500: '#429db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429db2; $custom-light: #82bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 157,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.25,
"s": 45.902,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6499,
"c": 0.09063,
"h": 215.5
},
"luminance": 0.28487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429DB2
secondary
#C4968C
accent
#6B52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082