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Colour

#429FF7

  • #429FF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#429FF7 is a blue with RGB values 66, 159, 247 and HSL 209°, 92%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#429FF7#429FF7
HEX#429FF7
RGBrgb(66, 159, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6235, 0.9686
RGB percentages25.9%, 62.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(209.2, 91.9%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 73.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK73.3%, 35.6%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,366,327
CSS custom property--colour: #429FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#BD6008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A4FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C93F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F79A42
Analogous#42F7F5, #4244F7
Triadic#F7429F, #9FF742
Split complementary#F74244, #F7F542
Tetradic#F542F7, #F79A42, #45F742

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5EAFD
Lighter +20%#A4D1FB
Lighter +10%#73B8F9
Darker −10%#1186F5
Darker −20%#096CCA
Darker −30%#06529A
Darker −40%#043869
More saturated +25%#3A9FFF
Less saturated −25%#5B9EDE

Channel breakdown

R66
G159
B247
Red66 (25.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue209.17°
Saturation (HSL)91.88%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 9F · B F7

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