#426495

Color #426495

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#426495

RGB

rgb(66, 100, 149)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 38.6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 55.7%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(41.91, 2.79, -30.57)

LCH

lch(41.91, 30.7, 275.21)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0882, 257.49)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 25.9%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#957342

Analogous

#428e95

#426495

#4a4295

Triadic

#426495

#954264

#649542

Split-complementary

#426495

#954a42

#8e9542

Tetradic

#426495

#734295

#957342

#649542

Square

#426495

#95428e

#957342

#42954a

Shades

Color #426495 mixed toward black.

#37537c

#2c4363

#21324b

#162132

#0b1119

Tints

Color #426495 mixed toward white.

#557cb4

#7796c3

#99b0d2

#bbcae1

#dde5f0

Tones

Color #426495 mixed toward gray.

#49658e

#506787

#576880

#5e6979

#656a73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#53538b · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#514e89 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#448381 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #426495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426495]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#426495 (#426495) is rgb(66, 100, 149) in RGB.

No, #426495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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