#426DCD#426DCD

#426DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.156 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426DCD
RGB	rgb(66, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(221, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(221, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.63, 16.72, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.63, 56.74, 287.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% -0.0166 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.156 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7310, 16.5014, 59.9437)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426DCD #CDA242

analogous

#42B2CD #426DCD #5C42CD

triadic

#426DCD #CD426D #6DCD42

tetradic

#426DCD #CD42B2 #CDA242 #42CD5C

square

#426DCD #CD42B2 #CDA242 #42CD5C

split-complementary

#426DCD #CD5C42 #B2CD42

monochromatic

#1F3A76 #2C52A6 #426DCD #7292DA #A3B8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#426DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#426DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426DCD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426DCD	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.156 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596dd',
    500: '#426dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426dcd;
$custom-light: #8596dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.439,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55421,
    "c": 0.15617,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426DCD

secondary

#D3C197

accent

#B146E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #426DCD

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

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