#426DB8#426DB8

#426DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.127 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426DB8
RGB	rgb(66, 109, 184)
HSL	hsl(218, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 9.26, -44.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 45.06, 281.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0204 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.127 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.3641, 15.5547, 47.4781)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426DB8 #B88D42

analogous

#42A8B8 #426DB8 #5242B8

triadic

#426DB8 #B8426D #6DB842

tetradic

#426DB8 #B842A8 #B88D42 #42B852

square

#426DB8 #B842A8 #B88D42 #42B852

split-complementary

#426DB8 #B85242 #A8B842

monochromatic

#22385E #32528B #426DB8 #6D8FCB #9AB1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#426DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#426DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426DB8

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426DB8	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A69B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 109, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.127 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296ce',
    500: '#426db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426db8;
$custom-light: #8296ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.136,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54065,
    "c": 0.12721,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426DB8

secondary

#C7B28F

accent

#A651D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #426DB8

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

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