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Colour

#429EFF

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

#429EFF is a blue with RGB values 66, 158, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#429EFF#429EFF
HEX#429EFF
RGBrgb(66, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages25.9%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.8, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK74.1%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,366,079
CSS custom property--colour: #429EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#BD6100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA342
Analogous#42FCFF, #4542FF
Triadic#FF429E, #9EFF42
Split complementary#FF4542, #FCFF42
Tetradic#FF42FC, #FFA342, #42FF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEDFF
Lighter +20%#A8D2FF
Lighter +10%#75B8FF
Darker −10%#0F84FF
Darker −20%#006BDB
Darker −30%#0052A8
Darker −40%#003975
More saturated +25%#429EFF
Less saturated −25%#5A9FE7

Channel breakdown

R66
G158
B255
Red66 (25.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 9E · B FF

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