#429DBE#429DBE

#429DBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.098 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429DBE
RGB	rgb(66, 157, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(196, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.77, -16.67, -25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.77, 30.06, 236.33°)
OKLab	oklab(65.5% -0.0691 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.098 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5943, 28.9874, 53.0569)
Luminance	0.2899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429DBE #BE6342

analogous

#42BEA1 #429DBE #425FBE

triadic

#429DBE #BE429D #9DBE42

tetradic

#429DBE #A142BE #BE6342 #5FBE42

square

#429DBE #A142BE #BE6342 #5FBE42

split-complementary

#429DBE #BE425F #BEA142

monochromatic

#225263 #327891 #429DBE #70B5CE #9DCCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#429DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#429DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429DBE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429DBE	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 157, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.098 225.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.968,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65495,
    "c": 0.09825,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429DBE

secondary

#CAA192

accent

#744FD8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #429DBE

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

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