#429ddc Color Information

#429ddc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #429ddc. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 61.6% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 70% Cyan, 28.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 204.5°, with saturation of 68.8% and lightness of 56.1%. The decimal value for #429ddc is 4365788, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #429ddc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#429ddc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 157, 220 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 61.6%, 86.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.384, 0.137 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.7, 0.286, 0, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color204.5°, 68.8%, 56.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color204.5°, 70.0%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.222, 30.439, 72.151 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 123, 220 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4365788 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.032, -6.761, -39.827 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.032, 40.397, 260.366 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.032, -34.147, -62.191 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.172, -8.479, -38.916 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.210, 0.234, 30.439 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282555868 / 0xff429ddc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #429ddc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #429ddc, its pure hue is 204.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.8%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #429ddc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #08141c to #3a89c1.

Tints of #429ddc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #429ddc, its pure hue is 204.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.8%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #429ddc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5aa9e0 to #e7f3fb.

Tones of #429ddc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #429ddc, its pure hue is 204.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #429ddc, which range from #8f8f8f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1fa3ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #429ddc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #429ddc! For #429ddc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #429ddc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #429ddc

This color, #429ddc, consists of 25.9% Red, 61.6% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 157, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #429ddc is 70% Cyan, 28.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C70.0%
G61.6%
M28.6%
B86.3%
Y0.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 157 220
Octal 102 235 334
Hexa #42 #9d #dc
Binary 01000010 10011101 11011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 70 28 0 13
Octal 106 34 0 15
Hexa #46 #1c #00 #0d
Binary 01000110 00011100 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #429ddc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #429ddc — which has hue 204.5° — its analogous colors are located at 174.5° and 234.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #429ddc.

Triadic Colors of #429ddc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #429ddc — which has hue 204.5° — its triadic colors are located at 84.5° and 324.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #429ddc.

Complementary Color of #429ddc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #429ddc — which has hue 204.5° — its complementary color is located at 24.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #429ddc.

Split Complementary Colors of #429ddc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #429ddc — which has hue 204.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.5° and 354.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #429ddc.

Tetradic Colors of #429ddc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #429ddc — which has hue 204.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 114.5°, 204.5°, 294.5°, and 24.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #429ddc.

Monochromatic Colors of #429ddc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #429ddc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #295f85 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #98d0f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #429ddc

We want to make getting started with #429ddc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #429ddc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #429ddc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #429ddc with other HTML elements.

#429ddc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #429ddc.
<span style="color: #429ddc;">The color of this text is #429ddc.</span>

#429ddc Background Color

The background color for this text is #429ddc.
<div style="background-color: #429ddc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #429ddc.</div>

#429ddc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #429ddc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #429ddc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #429ddc.</span>

#429ddc Border Color

This is a div with border color #429ddc.
<div style="border: #429ddc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #429ddc.</div>

#429ddc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #429ddc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #429ddc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #429ddc on a white background.</div></div>

#429ddc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #429ddc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #429ddc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #429ddc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #429ddc to White

This is a gradient from #429ddc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#429ddc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #429ddc to white.</div>

Gradient from #429ddc to Black

This is a gradient from #429ddc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#429ddc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#429ddc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #429ddc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #429ddc

In addition to using #429ddc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #429ddc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #429ddc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 157, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #429ddc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #429ddc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 157, 220)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #429ddc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #429ddc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #429ddc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 157, 220);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#429ddc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:157, blue:220, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:157 blue:220 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 157f, 220f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 157, 220);
 

#429ddc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #429ddc the same way. For those with color blindness, #429ddc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #429ddc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #429ddc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #429ddc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #429ddc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #429ddc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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