Recognised as Colour

#426A75

#426A75
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#426A75 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 106, 117 and HSL 193°, 28%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#426A75#426A75

HEX#426A75

RGBrgb(66, 106, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4157, 0.4588

RGB percentages25.9%, 41.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(192.9, 27.9%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 43.6%, 45.9%)

CMYK43.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,352,629

CSS custom property--colour: #426A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#BD958A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6175no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2C6E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Gray · ΔE 18.9 Teal · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#754D42

Analogous#427566, #425175

Triadic#75426A, #6A7542

Split complementary#754251, #756642

Tetradic#664275, #754D42, #517542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B0CBD3

Lighter +30%#90B6C0

Lighter +20%#6FA0AE

Lighter +10%#548896

Darker −10%#304C54

Darker −20%#1D2F34

Darker −30%#0B1113

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B778C

Less saturated −25%#595D5E

Channel breakdown

R66

G106

B117

Red66 (25.9%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue192.94°

Saturation (HSL)27.87%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6A · B 75

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