#426C8A#426C8A
#426C8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.067 H 240.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #426C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 108, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 35%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 52%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.82, -5.68, -21.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.82, 21.76, 254.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.32% -0.0326 -0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.32% 0.067 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1951, 13.7174, 26.0449) |
| Luminance | 0.1372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.01
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 3.08
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 3.89
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.18
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.44
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#426C8A #8A6042
analogous
#428A84 #426C8A #42488A
triadic
#426C8A #8A426C #6C8A42
tetradic
#426C8A #84428A #8A6042 #488A42
square
#426C8A #84428A #8A6042 #488A42
split-complementary
#426C8A #8A4248 #8A8442
monochromatic
#1A2B37 #2E4C61 #426C8A #598CB0 #83A9C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#426C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#426C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #426C8A
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##426C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##426C8A | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6C8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556489
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1C7376
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #426c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 108, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.067 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b96ac',
500: '#426c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #426c8a; $custom-light: #7b96ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#426c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 108,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5132,
"c": 0.067,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.13718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#426C8A
secondary
#AE8F79
accent
#8B5CCB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF1F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0D10
muted
#7C7E7F