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Recognised as Colour

#429DF2

  • #429DF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#429DF2 is a blue with RGB values 66, 157, 242 and HSL 209°, 87%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#429DF2#429DF2
HEX#429DF2
RGBrgb(66, 157, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6157, 0.949
RGB percentages25.9%, 61.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(209, 87.1%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 72.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK72.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,365,810
CSS custom property--colour: #429DF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#BD620D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A2F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C91F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F29742
Analogous#42F2EF, #4245F2
Triadic#F2429D, #9DF242
Split complementary#F24245, #F2EF42
Tetradic#EF42F2, #F29742, #45F242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1E7FC
Lighter +20%#A1CEF9
Lighter +10%#72B6F5
Darker −10%#1284EF
Darker −20%#0D6AC1
Darker −30%#0A5091
Darker −40%#073661
More saturated +25%#359DFF
Less saturated −25%#5B9CD9

Channel breakdown

R66
G157
B242
Red66 (25.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue208.98°
Saturation (HSL)87.13%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 9D · B F2

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