#426db9

Color #426db9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.19 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#426db9

RGB

rgb(66, 109, 185)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 47.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 64.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(46.44, 9.61, -44.59)

LCH

lch(46.44, 45.61, 282.16)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.1286, 260.96)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 25.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98e42

Analogous

#42a8b9

#426db9

#5242b9

Triadic

#426db9

#b9426d

#6db942

Split-complementary

#426db9

#b95242

#a8b942

Tetradic

#426db9

#8e42b9

#b98e42

#6db942

Square

#426db9

#b942a8

#b98e42

#42b952

Shades

Color #426db9 mixed toward black.

#375b9a

#2c497b

#21375c

#16243e

#0b121f

Tints

Color #426db9 mixed toward white.

#6085c6

#809dd2

#a0b6dd

#bfcee8

#dfe7f4

Tones

Color #426db9 mixed toward gray.

#4c70af

#5672a5

#60759b

#6a7891

#747b87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858ab · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#5552a7 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#459e9b · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426db9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426db9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#426db9 (#426db9) is rgb(66, 109, 185) in RGB.

No, #426db9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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