#426B8A#426B8A
#426B8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.068 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #426B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 107, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 35%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 52%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.52, -5.08, -21.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.52, 22.07, 256.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.08% -0.0314 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.08% 0.068 242.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0903, 13.5077, 26.0100) |
| Luminance | 0.1351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.76
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 3.41
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 3.91
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.04
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.18
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#426B8A #8A6142
analogous
#428A85 #426B8A #42478A
triadic
#426B8A #8A426B #6B8A42
tetradic
#426B8A #85428A #8A6142 #478A42
square
#426B8A #85428A #8A6142 #478A42
split-complementary
#426B8A #8A4247 #8A8542
monochromatic
#1A2B37 #2E4B61 #426B8A #598BB0 #83A8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.67
#426B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#426B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #426B8A
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##426B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##426B8A | 1.00 | 5.67 | 3.70 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6B8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546489
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1C7375
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #426b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 107, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.068 242.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b95ac',
500: '#426b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #426b8a; $custom-light: #7b95ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#426b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 107,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.833,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51078,
"c": 0.06759,
"h": 242.4
},
"luminance": 0.13509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#426B8A
secondary
#AE9079
accent
#8C5CCB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF1F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0D10
muted
#7C7E7F