All About Color #429CBD

#429CBD

About #429CBD

#429CBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #429CBD. In RGB it is red 66, green 156, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 17%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.12:1 on white and 6.72:1 on black.

#429CBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 9C, BD
CMYK65.08%, 17.46%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 156, 189
HSL196°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 234, 275
HSV (HSB)196.10°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10011100, 10111101
CIE-L*AB60.44, -16.44, -24.98
RGB Percent25.88%, 61.18%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH60.44, 29.91, 236.65
XYZ23.32, 28.61, 52.44
CIE-L*UV60.44, -35.24, -36.19
xyY0.22, 0.27, 28.61
Hunter-Lab53.49, -15.78, -20.68
RYB25.88%, 46.26%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#429CBD on a dark background: contrast 6.72:1, passes WCAG AA.
#429CBD on a light background: contrast 3.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#429CBD · #86C0D5 · #2A6479 · #BD6342 · #D59B86

Analogous palette

#42BD63 · #42BDA0 · #429CBD · #425FBD · #6342BD

Triadic palette

#429CBD · #BD429C · #9CBD42 · #86C0D5 · #D586C0

Tetradic palette

#429CBD · #A042BD · #BD6342 · #5FBD42 · #2A6479

Monochromatic palette

#1B3E4B · #2E6D84 · #429CBD · #7BBAD1 · #B4D7E4

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