#426EA0#426EA0

#426EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.093 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426EA0
RGB	rgb(66, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(212, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 0.34, -31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 31.58, 270.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% -0.0277 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.093 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1656, 14.8469, 35.3701)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426EA0 #A07442

analogous

#429DA0 #426EA0 #4542A0

triadic

#426EA0 #A0426E #6EA042

tetradic

#426EA0 #A0429D #A07442 #42A045

square

#426EA0 #A0429D #A07442 #42A045

split-complementary

#426EA0 #A04542 #9DA042

monochromatic

#1E3249 #305075 #426EA0 #618DBE #8DACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#426EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#426EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426EA0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426EA0	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D679F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.093 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e97bc',
    500: '#426ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426ea0;
$custom-light: #7e97bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.915,
    "s": 41.593,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52907,
    "c": 0.09321,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426EA0

secondary

#BBA183

accent

#9856D1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #426EA0

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

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