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Recognised as Colour

#426A8A

  • #426A8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#426A8A is a blue with RGB values 66, 106, 138 and HSL 207°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#426A8A#426A8A
HEX#426A8A
RGBrgb(66, 106, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4157, 0.5412
RGB percentages25.9%, 41.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(206.7, 35.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 52.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK52.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,352,650
CSS custom property--colour: #426A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#BD9575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6A8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#536389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1C7275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A6242
Analogous#428A86, #42468A
Triadic#8A426A, #6A8A42
Split complementary#8A4246, #8A8642
Tetradic#86428A, #8A6242, #468A42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BACEDE
Lighter +30%#98B6CD
Lighter +20%#759DBD
Lighter +10%#5385AC
Darker −10%#325067
Darker −20%#213545
Darker −30%#111B22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#296DA3
Less saturated −25%#5C6771

Channel breakdown

R66
G106
B138
Red66 (25.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6A · B 8A

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