#426baf

Color #426baf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#426baf

RGB

rgb(66, 107, 175)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 45.2%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 62.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(45.31, 7.35, -40.56)

LCH

lch(45.31, 41.22, 280.27)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.117, 260.01)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 25.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af8642

Analogous

#42a2af

#426baf

#5042af

Triadic

#426baf

#af426b

#6baf42

Split-complementary

#426baf

#af5042

#a2af42

Tetradic

#426baf

#8642af

#af8642

#6baf42

Square

#426baf

#af42a2

#af8642

#42af50

Shades

Color #426baf mixed toward black.

#375992

#2c4775

#213658

#16243a

#0b121d

Tints

Color #426baf mixed toward white.

#5c83c2

#7d9bce

#9db4da

#becde6

#dee6f3

Tones

Color #426baf mixed toward gray.

#4b6da6

#54709d

#5d7294

#66748b

#707682

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5757a2 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#54519e · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#459694 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #426baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426baf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#426baf (#426baf) is rgb(66, 107, 175) in RGB.

No, #426baf 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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