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Recognised as Colour

#426BCE

  • #426BCE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#426BCE is a blue with RGB values 66, 107, 206 and HSL 222°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#426BCE#426BCE
HEX#426BCE
RGBrgb(66, 107, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4196, 0.8078
RGB percentages25.9%, 42%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(222.4, 58.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 68%, 80.8%)
CMYK68%, 48.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,352,974
CSS custom property--colour: #426BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#BD9431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3677D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#126ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA542
Analogous#42B1CE, #5F42CE
Triadic#CE426B, #6BCE42
Split complementary#CE5F42, #B1CE42
Tetradic#CE42B1, #CEA542, #42CE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EAF8
Lighter +30%#BCCAEE
Lighter +20%#93AAE3
Lighter +10%#6A8BD9
Darker −10%#2D54B0
Darker −20%#234087
Darker −30%#182D5F
Darker −40%#0E1A36
More saturated +25%#245FEC
Less saturated −25%#6077B0

Channel breakdown

R66
G107
B206
Red66 (25.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue222.43°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6B · B CE

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