Information about #428FD8 color

#428FD8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#428FD8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 143, 216) — 25.9% red, 56.1% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 59 / 29 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively azure, #428FD8 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tufts Blue (#3E8EDE). Slightly further away sit Titans Blue (#4B92DB) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 143, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. #428FD8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#428FD8 color variations

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

#428FD8 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #428FD8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#428FD8
  • RGB66, 143, 216
  • CMYK59, 29, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(66, 143, 216)
  • HSL209°, 66%, 55%
  • HSL Precise209.2°, 65.789%, 55.294%
  • HSV209°, 69%, 85%
  • HSB209°, 69%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.561, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.561, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.561, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID428FD8
  • DECIMAL ID4362200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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