#426bb2

Color #426bb2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.37 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#426bb2

RGB

rgb(66, 107, 178)

HSL

hsl(218, 45.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 62.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(45.48, 8.4, -42.05)

LCH

lch(45.48, 42.88, 281.3)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1212, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(218, 25.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28942

Analogous

#42a3b2

#426bb2

#5142b2

Triadic

#426bb2

#b2426b

#6bb242

Split-complementary

#426bb2

#b25142

#a3b242

Tetradic

#426bb2

#8942b2

#b28942

#6bb242

Square

#426bb2

#b242a3

#b28942

#42b251

Shades

Color #426bb2 mixed toward black.

#375994

#2c4777

#213559

#16243b

#0b121e

Tints

Color #426bb2 mixed toward white.

#5d82c3

#7e9bcf

#9eb4db

#becde7

#dfe6f3

Tones

Color #426bb2 mixed toward gray.

#4b6da9

#55709f

#5e7296

#67758d

#717783

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.98:1

White text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5757a4 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#5451a1 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#459896 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426bb2]

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

#426bb2 (#426bb2) is rgb(66, 107, 178) in RGB.

No, #426bb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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