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Hex #429fef

#429fef is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #429fef color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#429fef Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#429fef copy to clipboard
RGB	R 66 G 159 B 239 RGB (66, 159, 239) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 207.75 S 0.84 L 0.6
CMYK	C 68% M 31% Y 0% K 6%
Usage of blue	The color #429fef is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#429fef Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#429fef to RGB conversion

Red	66	66% RED
Green	159	159% GREEN
Blue	239	239% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(66, 159, 239); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(66, 159, 239); // for css background-color

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#429fef to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
67.84 %	31.37 %	0 %	6.27 %

#429fef to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
207.746	0.84	0.6

CSS code: color: hsl(207.7, 84%, 60%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #429fef

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #429fef

Tints and Shades of #429fef

Tints of #429fef		Shades of #429fef
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #429fef

This shows how text with the hex-color #429fef would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #429fef

Primary
#429fef (already open)

Secondary
#ef9242

Tertiary
#f9d6b8

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Complementary Color: #ef9242

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #429fef

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