All About Color #429CB8

#429CB8

About #429CB8

#429CB8 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #429CB8. In RGB it is red 66, green 156, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 194°, saturation 47%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 64%, 15%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.14:1 on white and 6.68:1 on black.

#429CB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 9C, B8
CMYK64.13%, 15.22%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal66, 156, 184
HSL194°, 47%, 49%
RGB Octal102, 234, 270
HSV (HSB)194.24°, 64.13%, 72.16%
RGB Binary1000010, 10011100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB60.24, -18.03, -22.46
RGB Percent25.88%, 61.18%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH60.24, 28.80, 231.25
XYZ22.79, 28.40, 49.63
CIE-L*UV60.24, -35.48, -31.86
xyY0.23, 0.28, 28.40
Hunter-Lab53.29, -16.92, -17.92
RYB25.88%, 45.90%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#429CB8 on a dark background: contrast 6.68:1, passes WCAG AA.
#429CB8 on a light background: contrast 3.14:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #429CB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #429CB8. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#429CB8 · #83C0D2 · #2A6374 · #B85E42 · #D29683

Analogous palette

#42B85E · #42B898 · #429CB8 · #4262B8 · #5E42B8

Triadic palette

#429CB8 · #B8429C · #9CB842 · #83C0D2 · #D283C0

Tetradic palette

#429CB8 · #9842B8 · #B85E42 · #62B842 · #2A6374

Monochromatic palette

#1A3D47 · #2E6C7F · #429CB8 · #78BACE · #B0D7E3

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