#426ec3

Color #426ec3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#426ec3

RGB

rgb(66, 110, 195)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 51.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 66.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(47.3, 12.52, -49)

LCH

lch(47.3, 50.57, 284.33)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.1412, 262.19)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 25.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c39742

Analogous

#42afc3

#426ec3

#5742c3

Triadic

#426ec3

#c3426e

#6ec342

Split-complementary

#426ec3

#c35742

#afc342

Tetradic

#426ec3

#9742c3

#c39742

#6ec342

Square

#426ec3

#c342af

#c39742

#42c357

Shades

Color #426ec3 mixed toward black.

#345ba5

#2a4984

#1f3763

#152442

#0a1221

Tints

Color #426ec3 mixed toward white.

#6286cd

#819ed7

#a1b7e1

#c0cfeb

#e0e7f5

Tones

Color #426ec3 mixed toward gray.

#4d72b8

#5875ae

#6278a3

#6d7c98

#787f8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.25:1

White text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5859b3 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#5652af · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#45a5a2 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #426ec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426ec3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#426ec3 (#426ec3) is rgb(66, 110, 195) in RGB.

No, #426ec3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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