Information about #428BCA color

#428BCA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#428BCA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 139, 202) — 25.9% red, 54.5% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 67 / 31 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure, #428BCA carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Silk Blue (#488AC7). Slightly further away sit Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).

The recipe behind #428BCA is rgb(66, 139, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#428BCA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#428BCA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#69A3D5

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#8FBADF

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#B4D1EA

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#DAE8F4

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White

#FFFFFF

#428BCA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#428BCA
#3070A9

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#24547F

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#183854

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#0C1C2A

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Black

#000000

#428BCA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#428BCA
#4F89BC

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#5B87AD

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#67849E

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#73828F

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Grey

#808080

#428BCA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9E44CA

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#6844CA

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#4456CA

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Reserved

#428BCA
#44C1CA

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#44CA9E

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#44CA68

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#428BCA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#428BCA
#428BCA

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#CA8344
#CA8344

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#428BCA
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#CAC644
#CAC644

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#CA4449
#CA4449

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#4449CA
#4449CA

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#428BCA
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#44CAC6
#44CAC6

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#428BCA
#428BCA

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#CA448C
#CA448C

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#8CCA44
#8CCA44

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#428BCA
#428BCA

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#8344CA
#8344CA

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#CA8344
#CA8344

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#8CCA44
#8CCA44

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#428BCA
#428BCA

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#C644CA
#C644CA

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#CA8344
#CA8344

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#49CA44
#49CA44

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Nearest named colors to #428BCA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

#428BCA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#428BCA
  • RGB66, 139, 202
  • CMYK67, 31, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(66, 139, 202)
  • HSL208°, 56%, 53%
  • HSL Precise207.794°, 56.198%, 52.549%
  • HSV208°, 67%, 79%
  • HSB208°, 67%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.545, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.545, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.545, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID428BCA
  • DECIMAL ID4361162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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