#426BAE#426BAE

#426BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.116 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426BAE
RGB	rgb(66, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 7.00, -40.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 40.67, 279.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% -0.0205 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.116 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1418, 14.7283, 42.0811)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426BAE #AE8542

analogous

#42A1AE #426BAE #4F42AE

triadic

#426BAE #AE426B #6BAE42

tetradic

#426BAE #AE42A1 #AE8542 #42AE4F

square

#426BAE #AE42A1 #AE8542 #42AE4F

split-complementary

#426BAE #AE4F42 #A1AE42

monochromatic

#203455 #315082 #426BAE #688BC6 #94ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#426BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#426BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426BAE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426BAE	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.116 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095c6',
    500: '#426bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426bae;
$custom-light: #8095c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.222,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53013,
    "c": 0.11559,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426BAE

secondary

#C2AD8A

accent

#A353D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #426BAE

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

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