Colour

#426CCB

#426CCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#426CCB is a blue with RGB values 66, 108, 203 and HSL 222°, 57%, 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

#426CCB#426CCB

HEX#426CCB

RGBrgb(66, 108, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4235, 0.7961

RGB percentages25.9%, 42.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(221.6, 56.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 67.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK67.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,353,227

CSS custom property--colour: #426CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#BD9334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B77CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E6AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBA142

Analogous#42B0CB, #5D42CB

Triadic#CB426C, #6CCB42

Split complementary#CB5D42, #B0CB42

Tetradic#CB42B0, #CBA142, #42CB5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E8F7

Lighter +30%#BAC9EC

Lighter +20%#92AAE1

Lighter +10%#6A8BD6

Darker −10%#2F55AB

Darker −20%#244183

Darker −30%#192D5B

Darker −40%#0E1933

More saturated +25%#2460E9

Less saturated −25%#6078AD

Channel breakdown

R66

G108

B203

Red66 (25.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue221.61°

Saturation (HSL)56.85%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6C · B CB

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Colour values

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