#426EA9#426EA9

#426EA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.105 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426EA9
RGB	rgb(66, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(214, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 61%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 3.41, -36.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 36.33, 275.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% -0.0251 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.105 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9816, 15.1733, 39.6677)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426EA9 #A97D42

analogous

#42A1A9 #426EA9 #4942A9

triadic

#426EA9 #A9426E #6EA942

tetradic

#426EA9 #A942A1 #A97D42 #42A949

square

#426EA9 #A942A1 #A97D42 #42A949

split-complementary

#426EA9 #A94942 #A1A942

monochromatic

#203551 #31517D #426EA9 #658DC3 #91AED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#426EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#426EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426EA9

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426EA9	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.105 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f97c3',
    500: '#426ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426ea9;
$custom-light: #7f97c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.369,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53403,
    "c": 0.10538,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426EA9

secondary

#C0A787

accent

#9D54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #426EA9

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

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