#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 109, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.38, 15.29, -52.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.38, 54.51, 286.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.15% -0.0172 -0.1497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.15% 0.151 263.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2543, 16.3108, 57.4333) |
| Luminance | 0.1631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.26
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.45
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.48
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.36
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.39
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##426DC9 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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