#429DBD#429DBD

#429DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.098 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429DBD
RGB	rgb(66, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.73, -16.99, -24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.73, 29.83, 235.28°)
OKLab	oklab(65.45% -0.0695 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(65.45% 0.098 224.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4854, 28.9438, 52.4833)
Luminance	0.2895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429DBD #BD6242

analogous

#42BDA0 #429DBD #425FBD

triadic

#429DBD #BD429D #9DBD42

tetradic

#429DBD #A042BD #BD6242 #5FBD42

square

#429DBD #A042BD #BD6242 #5FBD42

split-complementary

#429DBD #BD425F #BDA042

monochromatic

#225262 #327790 #429DBD #6FB5CD #9DCCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#429DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#429DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429DBD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429DBD	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.098 224.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84bad1',
    500: '#429dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429dbd;
$custom-light: #84bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.61,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65452,
    "c": 0.09751,
    "h": 224.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429DBD

secondary

#C9A092

accent

#7350D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429DBD

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

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