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Recognised as Colour

#426AB9

  • #426AB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#426AB9 is a blue with RGB values 66, 106, 185 and HSL 220°, 47%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#426AB9#426AB9
HEX#426AB9
RGBrgb(66, 106, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4157, 0.7255
RGB percentages25.9%, 41.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(219.8, 47.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 64.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK64.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,352,697
CSS custom property--colour: #426AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BD9546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4672BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3367B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B99142
Analogous#42A6B9, #5542B9
Triadic#B9426A, #6AB942
Split complementary#B95542, #A6B942
Tetradic#B942A6, #B99142, #42B955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DFF1
Lighter +30%#B1C2E3
Lighter +20%#8BA4D6
Lighter +10%#6687C8
Darker −10%#355493
Darker −20%#273F6E
Darker −30%#1A2948
Darker −40%#0C1423
More saturated +25%#2360D8
Less saturated −25%#61749A

Channel breakdown

R66
G106
B185
Red66 (25.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue219.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6A · B B9

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