Recognised as Colour

#426B89

#426B89
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#426B89 is a blue with RGB values 66, 107, 137 and HSL 205°, 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 Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#426B89

RGBrgb(66, 107, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4196, 0.5373

RGB percentages25.9%, 42%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(205.4, 35%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 51.8%, 53.7%)

CMYK51.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,352,905

CSS custom property--colour: #426B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#BD9476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6B8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#546388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1D7275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#896042

Analogous#428984, #424889

Triadic#89426B, #6B8942

Split complementary#894248, #898442

Tetradic#844289, #896042, #488942

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CEDE

Lighter +30%#97B6CD

Lighter +20%#759EBC

Lighter +10%#5386AB

Darker −10%#315067

Darker −20%#213544

Darker −30%#101A22

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#296FA2

Less saturated −25%#5B6770

Channel breakdown

R66

G107

B137

Red66 (25.9%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue205.35°

Saturation (HSL)34.98%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6B · B 89

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