#426AAE#426AAE

#426AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.117 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426AAE
RGB	rgb(66, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 7.62, -40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 41.23, 280.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% -0.0195 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.117 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0381, 14.5210, 42.0465)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426AAE #AE8642

analogous

#42A0AE #426AAE #5042AE

triadic

#426AAE #AE426A #6AAE42

tetradic

#426AAE #AE42A0 #AE8642 #42AE50

square

#426AAE #AE42A0 #AE8642 #42AE50

split-complementary

#426AAE #AE5042 #A0AE42

monochromatic

#203455 #314F82 #426AAE #688AC6 #94ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#426AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#426AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426AAE

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426AAE	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.117 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8094c6',
    500: '#426aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426aae;
$custom-light: #8094c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.778,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52789,
    "c": 0.11674,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426AAE

secondary

#C2AD8A

accent

#A553D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #426AAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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