#426CD8#426CD8
#426CD8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.172 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #426CD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 108, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 66%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 69%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 50%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.06, 21.29, -59.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.06, 63.47, 289.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.97% -0.0143 -0.1717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.97% 0.172 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9997, 16.8392, 67.1487) |
| Luminance | 0.1684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.59
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.17
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 3.68
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 4.41
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.28
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#426CD8 #D8AE42
analogous
#42B7D8 #426CD8 #6342D8
triadic
#426CD8 #D8426C #6CD842
tetradic
#426CD8 #D842B7 #D8AE42 #42D863
square
#426CD8 #D842B7 #D8AE42 #42D863
split-complementary
#426CD8 #D86342 #B7D842
monochromatic
#1B3984 #264EB7 #426CD8 #7593E2 #A7BBED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#426CD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#426CD8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #426CD8
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##426CD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##426CD8 | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C79DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008698
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #426cd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 108, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.172 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8895e5',
500: '#426cd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #426cd8; $custom-light: #8895e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#426cd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 108,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.2,
"s": 65.789,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55975,
"c": 0.1723,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.16841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#426CD8
secondary
#DAC99C
accent
#B93FE9
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F1F1FC
border
#CBCBD5
text
#0D0D16
muted
#7E7E84