#426EA6#426EA6

#426EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.101 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426EA6
RGB	rgb(66, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(214, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 2.38, -34.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 34.73, 273.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% -0.0259 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.101 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7032, 15.0620, 38.2014)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426EA6 #A67A42

analogous

#42A0A6 #426EA6 #4842A6

triadic

#426EA6 #A6426E #6EA642

tetradic

#426EA6 #A642A0 #A67A42 #42A648

square

#426EA6 #A642A0 #A67A42 #42A648

split-complementary

#426EA6 #A64842 #A0A642

monochromatic

#1F344E #31517A #426EA6 #648DC1 #90ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#426EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#426EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426EA6

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426EA6	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4968A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.101 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f97c0',
    500: '#426ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426ea6;
$custom-light: #7f97c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.6,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53235,
    "c": 0.10129,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426EA6

secondary

#BEA586

accent

#9B55D3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #426EA6

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

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