#429EB9#429EB9
#429EB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.095 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #429EB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 158, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 14.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.88, -18.78, -22.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.88, 28.96, 229.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.52% -0.0721 -0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.52% 0.095 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2270, 29.1123, 50.2847) |
| Luminance | 0.2912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.59
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.05
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.65
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#429EB9 #B95D42
analogous
#42B998 #429EB9 #4263B9
triadic
#429EB9 #B9429E #9EB942
tetradic
#429EB9 #9842B9 #B95D42 #63B942
square
#429EB9 #9842B9 #B95D42 #63B942
split-complementary
#429EB9 #B94263 #B99842
monochromatic
#22515F #32778C #429EB9 #6DB6CB #9ACCDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#429EB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#429EB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #429EB9
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##429EB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##429EB9 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9ABA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8DB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #429eb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 158, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.095 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bace',
500: '#429eb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #429eb9; $custom-light: #83bace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#429eb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 158,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.613,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65521,
"c": 0.09467,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.29115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#429EB9
secondary
#C79C90
accent
#6F51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082