#426ab4

Color #426ab4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.62 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#426ab4

RGB

rgb(66, 106, 180)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 46.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 63.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(45.3, 9.73, -43.49)

LCH

lch(45.3, 44.57, 282.61)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.1251, 261.68)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 25.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b48c42

Analogous

#42a3b4

#426ab4

#5342b4

Triadic

#426ab4

#b4426a

#6ab442

Split-complementary

#426ab4

#b45342

#a3b442

Tetradic

#426ab4

#8c42b4

#b48c42

#6ab442

Square

#426ab4

#b442a3

#b48c42

#42b453

Shades

Color #426ab4 mixed toward black.

#375896

#2c4778

#21355a

#16233c

#0b121e

Tints

Color #426ab4 mixed toward white.

#5e82c4

#7e9bd0

#9eb4dc

#bfcde7

#dfe6f3

Tones

Color #426ab4 mixed toward gray.

#4b6daa

#5570a1

#5e7297

#68758e

#717884

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

#5656a6 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#5451a2 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#459a97 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426ab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426ab4]

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

#426ab4 (#426ab4) is rgb(66, 106, 180) in RGB.

No, #426ab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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