#426dab

Color #426dab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#426dab

RGB

rgb(66, 109, 171)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 44.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 61.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(45.68, 4.71, -37.64)

LCH

lch(45.68, 37.93, 277.13)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1092, 257.57)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 25.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab8042

Analogous

#42a2ab

#426dab

#4c42ab

Triadic

#426dab

#ab426d

#6dab42

Split-complementary

#426dab

#ab4c42

#a2ab42

Tetradic

#426dab

#8042ab

#ab8042

#6dab42

Square

#426dab

#ab42a2

#ab8042

#42ab4c

Shades

Color #426dab mixed toward black.

#375b8f

#2c4972

#213756

#162439

#0b121d

Tints

Color #426dab mixed toward white.

#5b84c0

#7c9dcc

#9db5d9

#bdcee6

#dee6f2

Tones

Color #426dab mixed toward gray.

#4b6fa2

#54709a

#5c7291

#657388

#6e757f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58589f · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#55529c · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#459492 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #426dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#426dab]

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

#426dab (#426dab) is rgb(66, 109, 171) in RGB.

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

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