#426a8d

Color #426a8d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#426a8d

RGB

rgb(66, 106, 141)

HSL

hsl(208, 36.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 53.2%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.2%, 24.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(43.34, -3.52, -23.54)

LCH

lch(43.34, 23.8, 261.5)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0719, 246.22)

HWB

hwb(208, 25.9%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d6542

Analogous

#428d8b

#426a8d

#42458d

Triadic

#426a8d

#8d426a

#6a8d42

Split-complementary

#426a8d

#8d4245

#8d8b42

Tetradic

#426a8d

#65428d

#8d6542

#6a8d42

Square

#426a8d

#8b428d

#8d6542

#458d42

Shades

Color #426a8d mixed toward black.

#375876

#2c475e

#213547

#16232f

#0b1218

Tints

Color #426a8d mixed toward white.

#5384ae

#759cbf

#98b5cf

#bacedf

#dde6ef

Tones

Color #426a8d mixed toward gray.

#486a87

#4f6981

#55697a

#5b6874

#61686e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565686 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#545184 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#457f7e · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #426a8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426a8d]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#426a8d (#426a8d) is rgb(66, 106, 141) in RGB.

No, #426a8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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