#428ced

Color #428ced

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#428ced

RGB

rgb(66, 140, 237)

HSL

hsl(214, 82.6%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 72.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(58.06, 9.07, -55.53)

LCH

lch(58.06, 56.27, 279.28)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1632, 256.32)

HWB

hwb(214, 25.9%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eda342

Analogous

#42e2ed

#428ced

#4d42ed

Triadic

#428ced

#ed428c

#8ced42

Split-complementary

#428ced

#ed4d42

#e2ed42

Tetradic

#428ced

#a342ed

#eda342

#8ced42

Square

#428ced

#ed42e2

#eda342

#42ed4d

Shades

Color #428ced mixed toward black.

#1670e6

#125ab8

#0d438a

#092d5c

#04162e

Tints

Color #428ced mixed toward white.

#619ff0

#81b2f3

#a0c6f6

#c0d9f9

#dfecfc

Tones

Color #428ced mixed toward gray.

#508edf

#5e90d0

#6d92c2

#7b94b4

#8996a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6bdb · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#6660d6 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#48cac7 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #428ced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#428ced]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#428ced (#428ced) is rgb(66, 140, 237) in RGB.

No, #428ced is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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