#429DB9#429DB9

#429DB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.095 H 221.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429DB9
RGB	rgb(66, 157, 185)
HSL	hsl(194, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(194, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.58, -18.25, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.58, 28.97, 230.95°)
OKLab	oklab(65.28% -0.071 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(65.28% 0.095 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0572, 28.7725, 50.2280)
Luminance	0.2878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429DB9 #B95E42

analogous

#42B99A #429DB9 #4262B9

triadic

#429DB9 #B9429D #9DB942

tetradic

#429DB9 #9A42B9 #B95E42 #62B942

square

#429DB9 #9A42B9 #B95E42 #62B942

split-complementary

#429DB9 #B94262 #B99A42

monochromatic

#22505F #32778C #429DB9 #6DB5CB #9ACCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#429DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#429DB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429DB9

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429DB9	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C99BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 157, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.095 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bace',
    500: '#429db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429db9;
$custom-light: #83bace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6528,
    "c": 0.09472,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429DB9

secondary

#C79D90

accent

#7051D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429DB9

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

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