#429cdd color: Flax Flower Blue
#429cdd is rgb(66, 156, 221) in RGB and oklch(66.734% 0.12878 243.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- sky-500
- Black 13%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #429cdd
#429cdd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 243°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.99:1 contrast and black text 7.03:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Flax Flower Blue (#4499dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.
Lighter: #429cdd mixed with white
Darker: #429cdd mixed with black
Calmer: #429cdd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #429cdd
Questions about #429cdd
What color is #429cdd?
#429cdd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Flax Flower Blue. In RGB it is rgb(66, 156, 221), in HSL hsl(205.16, 69.51%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.734% 0.12878 243.475).
What colors go well with #429cdd?
The complementary color of #429cdd is #cb8133. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a8c4 and #7b8de3. The triadic partners are #d4708c and #85a140.
Is white or black text more readable on #429cdd?
Black text reads better on #429cdd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and black gives 7.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #429cdd a warm or cool color?
#429cdd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.129.