#426DC9#426DC9

#426DC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.151 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#426DC9
RGBrgb(66, 109, 201)
HSLhsl(221, 56%, 52%)
HSVhsv(221, 67%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(67.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(47.38, 15.29, -52.32)
CIE-LCHlch(47.38, 54.51, 286.29°)
OKLaboklab(55.15% -0.0172 -0.1497)
OKLCHoklch(55.15% 0.151 263.4)
XYZxyz(18.2543, 16.3108, 57.4333)
Luminance0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#426DC9 #C99E42
analogous
#42B1C9 #426DC9 #5B42C9
triadic
#426DC9 #C9426D #6DC942
tetradic
#426DC9 #C942B1 #C99E42 #42C95B
square
#426DC9 #C942B1 #C99E42 #42C95B
split-complementary
#426DC9 #C95B42 #B1C942
monochromatic
#203A70 #2E52A0 #426DC9 #7292D7 #A1B7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93
#426DC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26
#426DC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426DC9
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##426DC9#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##426DC91.004.934.264.93
#FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00
#0000004.2621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F77CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#256BC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #426dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 109, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.151 263.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596da',
    500: '#426dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #426dc9;
$custom-light: #8596da;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#426dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.889,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55153,
    "c": 0.15069,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#426DC9
secondary
#D1BE96
accent
#AF49DF
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FB
border
#CBCBD4
text
#0C0D15
muted
#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #426DC9

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#426DC9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva