#426db3

Color #426db3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.24 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#426db3

RGB

rgb(66, 109, 179)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 46.1%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 63.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(46.11, 7.5, -41.63)

LCH

lch(46.11, 42.3, 280.21)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.1202, 259.7)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 25.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b38842

Analogous

#42a5b3

#426db3

#5042b3

Triadic

#426db3

#b3426d

#6db342

Split-complementary

#426db3

#b35042

#a5b342

Tetradic

#426db3

#8842b3

#b38842

#6db342

Square

#426db3

#b342a5

#b38842

#42b350

Shades

Color #426db3 mixed toward black.

#375b95

#2c4977

#213659

#16243c

#0b121e

Tints

Color #426db3 mixed toward white.

#5e84c3

#7e9dcf

#9eb5db

#becee7

#dfe6f3

Tones

Color #426db3 mixed toward gray.

#4b6fa9

#5571a0

#5e7497

#68768d

#717884

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858a5 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#5552a2 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#459a97 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426db3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426db3]

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

#426db3 (#426db3) is rgb(66, 109, 179) in RGB.

No, #426db3 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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