What color is #428DC6?

#428DC6 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428DC6?

The RGB value is 66, 141, 198: 66 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428DC6?

The complementary color is #C67B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428DC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428DC6 color

#428DC6 rgb(66, 141, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #428DC6 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 55.3% green and 77.6% blue (66, 141, 198).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 54% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3D8ED0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#428DC6 color codes

HEX	`#428DC6`
RGB	`rgb(66, 141, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 55.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 54%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 67%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 29%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -5.13, -36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 36.72, 261.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.961, 24.283, 56.945)`
Decimal	`4361670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428DC6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #428DC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428DC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #428DC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428dc6; }
.text { color: #428dc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428dc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 141 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428dc6, #424bc6); }

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Questions

What color is #428DC6?: #428DC6 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428DC6?: The RGB value is 66, 141, 198: 66 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428DC6?: The complementary color is #C67B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428DC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.