#426ac5

Color #426ac5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#426ac5

RGB

rgb(66, 106, 197)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 53%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 66.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(46.31, 15.75, -51.74)

LCH

lch(46.31, 54.08, 286.93)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1488, 264.21)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 25.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59d42

Analogous

#42abc5

#426ac5

#5c42c5

Triadic

#426ac5

#c5426a

#6ac542

Split-complementary

#426ac5

#c55c42

#abc542

Tetradic

#426ac5

#9d42c5

#c59d42

#6ac542

Square

#426ac5

#c542ab

#c59d42

#42c55c

Shades

Color #426ac5 mixed toward black.

#3457a8

#294686

#1f3465

#152343

#0a1122

Tints

Color #426ac5 mixed toward white.

#6283cf

#819cd8

#a1b5e2

#c0cdec

#e0e6f5

Tones

Color #426ac5 mixed toward gray.

#4d6eba

#5873af

#6377a4

#6e7b99

#797f8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5656b4 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#5451b0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#45a6a2 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426ac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426ac5]

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

#426ac5 (#426ac5) is rgb(66, 106, 197) in RGB.

No, #426ac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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