#429EC4#429EC4

#429EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.103 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#429EC4
RGB	rgb(66, 158, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.30, -15.28, -27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.30, 31.52, 241.00°)
OKLab	oklab(66% -0.0679 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(66% 0.103 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4335, 29.5949, 56.6385)
Luminance	0.2960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#429EC4 #C46842

analogous

#42C4A9 #429EC4 #425DC4

triadic

#429EC4 #C4429E #9EC442

tetradic

#429EC4 #A942C4 #C46842 #5DC442

square

#429EC4 #A942C4 #C46842 #5DC442

split-complementary

#429EC4 #C4425D #C4A942

monochromatic

#21556A #307A99 #429EC4 #71B6D3 #9FCEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#429EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#429EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #429EC4

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##429EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##429EC4	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #429ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 158, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.103 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bad6',
    500: '#429ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #429ec4;
$custom-light: #85bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#429ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.538,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65999,
    "c": 0.10275,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#429EC4

secondary

#CEA594

accent

#764CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #429EC4

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

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