#428ebb

Boston Blue

Closest match (96% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(66, 142, 187)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(202, 48%, 50%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(65, 24, 0, 27)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.241

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#428ebb

#bb6f42

Analogous (Adjacent)

#42bbab

#428ebb

#4251bb

Triadic

#428ebb

#bb428e

#8ebb42

Split complementary

#428ebb

#bb4251

#bbab42

Complete conversion table

HEX

#428EBB

RGB

rgb(66,142,187)

RGBA

rgba(66,142,187, 1)

HSL

hsl(202.31,47.83%,49.61%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.62 0.10 237.5)

CSS Variable

--color: #428ebb;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.61

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.82

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#428ebb#a2a2bb

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#428ebb#6e66bb

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#428ebb#465f6a

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#428ebb#878787

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

83%

15%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

83%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

15%

Ivory black

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

24.1%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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#4488AA

Swimmer

#0A91BF

Mermaid Dreams

#0088BB

Warm Spring

#4286BC

Brown Rust

#BB6F42

Indigo

#4251BB

Puerto Rico

#42BBAB

Mulberry

#BB428E

Sushi

#8EBB42

Chestnut

#BB4251

Malibu

#82C8F8

Orient

#005881