#426cb0

Color #426cb0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#426cb0

RGB

rgb(66, 108, 176)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 45.5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 62.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(45.66, 7.07, -40.6)

LCH

lch(45.66, 41.21, 279.88)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.1172, 259.58)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 25.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b08642

Analogous

#42a3b0

#426cb0

#4f42b0

Triadic

#426cb0

#b0426c

#6cb042

Split-complementary

#426cb0

#b04f42

#a3b042

Tetradic

#426cb0

#8642b0

#b08642

#6cb042

Square

#426cb0

#b042a3

#b08642

#42b04f

Shades

Color #426cb0 mixed toward black.

#375a93

#2c4875

#213658

#16243b

#0b121d

Tints

Color #426cb0 mixed toward white.

#5d83c2

#7d9cce

#9eb5db

#becee7

#dfe6f3

Tones

Color #426cb0 mixed toward gray.

#4b6ea7

#54709e

#5e7395

#67758b

#707782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5758a3 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#55519f · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#459795 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426cb0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#426cb0 (#426cb0) is rgb(66, 108, 176) in RGB.

No, #426cb0 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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