#429EB3#429EB3
#429EB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.091 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 158, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 46%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 63%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.66, -20.65, -19.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.66, 28.05, 222.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.27% -0.0744 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.27% 0.091 215.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6070, 28.8643, 47.0190) |
| Luminance | 0.2887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.92
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.15
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.17
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429EB3 #B35742
analogous
#42B38F #429EB3 #4266B3
triadic
#429EB3 #B3429E #9EB342
tetradic
#429EB3 #8F42B3 #B35742 #66B342
square
#429EB3 #8F42B3 #B35742 #66B342
split-complementary
#429EB3 #B34266 #B38F42
monochromatic
#214F5A #327786 #429EB3 #6AB7C8 #97CCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#429EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.77
#429EB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429EB3
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429EB3 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.77 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F99B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 158, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.091 215.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bac9',
500: '#429eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429eb3; $custom-light: #83bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 158,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.15,
"s": 46.122,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65273,
"c": 0.09126,
"h": 215.3
},
"luminance": 0.28867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429EB3
secondary
#C4978C
accent
#6B52D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082