#426ad1

Color #426ad1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#426ad1

RGB

rgb(66, 106, 209)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 60.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 68.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.4%, 49.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(47.06, 20.04, -57.41)

LCH

lch(47.06, 60.81, 289.24)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.1652, 265.35)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 25.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a942

Analogous

#42b2d1

#426ad1

#6142d1

Triadic

#426ad1

#d1426a

#6ad142

Split-complementary

#426ad1

#d16142

#b2d142

Tetradic

#426ad1

#a942d1

#d1a942

#6ad142

Square

#426ad1

#d142b2

#d1a942

#42d161

Shades

Color #426ad1 mixed toward black.

#2d54b8

#244393

#1b326f

#12224a

#091125

Tints

Color #426ad1 mixed toward white.

#6183d9

#819ce0

#a0b4e8

#c0cdf0

#dfe6f7

Tones

Color #426ad1 mixed toward gray.

#4e6fc5

#5a74b9

#667aad

#727fa1

#7e8495

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5656bf · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#5451ba · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#45aeaa · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #426ad1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426ad1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#426ad1 (#426ad1) is rgb(66, 106, 209) in RGB.

No, #426ad1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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