#429DB5#429DB5
#429DB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.092 H 218.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429DB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 157, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 64%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.43, -19.50, -20.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.43, 28.27, 226.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.11% -0.0726 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.11% 0.092 218.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6408, 28.6060, 48.0354) |
| Luminance | 0.2861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.45
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.13
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.54
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429DB5 #B55A42
analogous
#42B593 #429DB5 #4263B5
triadic
#429DB5 #B5429D #9DB542
tetradic
#429DB5 #9342B5 #B55A42 #63B542
square
#429DB5 #9342B5 #B55A42 #63B542
split-complementary
#429DB5 #B54263 #B59342
monochromatic
#214F5B #327688 #429DB5 #6BB5C9 #98CCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#429DB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#429DB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429DB5
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429DB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429DB5 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E99B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8CB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429db5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 157, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.092 218.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bacb',
500: '#429db5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429db5; $custom-light: #83bacb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429db5",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 157,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.522,
"s": 46.559,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65113,
"c": 0.09226,
"h": 218.1
},
"luminance": 0.28608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429DB5
secondary
#C5998E
accent
#6D52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082