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Recognised as Colour

#426CC3

  • #426CC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#426CC3 is a blue with RGB values 66, 108, 195 and HSL 220°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#426CC3#426CC3
HEX#426CC3
RGBrgb(66, 108, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4235, 0.7647
RGB percentages25.9%, 42.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(220.5, 51.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 66.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK66.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,353,219
CSS custom property--colour: #426CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#BD933C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4275C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B69C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C39942
Analogous#42ACC3, #5942C3
Triadic#C3426C, #6CC342
Split complementary#C35942, #ACC342
Tetradic#C342AC, #C39942, #42C359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE4F4
Lighter +30%#B6C6E8
Lighter +20%#8FA8DC
Lighter +10%#698ACF
Darker −10%#33569F
Darker −20%#264179
Darker −30%#1A2C52
Darker −40%#0E172B
More saturated +25%#2361E2
Less saturated −25%#6177A4

Channel breakdown

R66
G108
B195
Red66 (25.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)51.81%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6C · B C3

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