#426EB3#426EB3

#426EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.119 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#426EB3
RGB	rgb(66, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(217, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 6.88, -41.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 41.75, 279.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% -0.0226 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.119 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9565, 15.5633, 44.8022)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#426EB3 #B38742

analogous

#42A6B3 #426EB3 #4E42B3

triadic

#426EB3 #B3426E #6EB342

tetradic

#426EB3 #B342A6 #B38742 #42B34E

square

#426EB3 #B342A6 #B38742 #42B34E

split-complementary

#426EB3 #B34E42 #A6B342

monochromatic

#21375A #325386 #426EB3 #6A8FC8 #97B0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#426EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#426EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #426EB3

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##426EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##426EB3	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #426eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.119 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197ca',
    500: '#426eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #426eb3;
$custom-light: #8197ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#426eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.637,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53984,
    "c": 0.11914,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#426EB3

secondary

#C4AF8C

accent

#A252D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #426EB3

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

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