#426ba3

Color #426ba3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#426ba3

RGB

rgb(66, 107, 163)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 42.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 59.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(44.68, 3.2, -34.51)

LCH

lch(44.68, 34.66, 275.3)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.1003, 256.5)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 25.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a37a42

Analogous

#429ca3

#426ba3

#4942a3

Triadic

#426ba3

#a3426b

#6ba342

Split-complementary

#426ba3

#a34942

#9ca342

Tetradic

#426ba3

#7a42a3

#a37a42

#6ba342

Square

#426ba3

#a3429c

#a37a42

#42a349

Shades

Color #426ba3 mixed toward black.

#375988

#2c476d

#213652

#162436

#0b121b

Tints

Color #426ba3 mixed toward white.

#5882bc

#7a9bc9

#9bb4d7

#bccde4

#dee6f2

Tones

Color #426ba3 mixed toward gray.

#4a6c9b

#526e93

#5a6f8b

#627083

#6a717b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575798 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#545195 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#458e8c · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426ba3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426ba3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#426ba3 (#426ba3) is rgb(66, 107, 163) in RGB.

No, #426ba3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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