Recognised as Colour

#426D83

#426D83
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#426D83 is a blue with RGB values 66, 109, 131 and HSL 200°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#426D83

RGBrgb(66, 109, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4275, 0.5137

RGB percentages25.9%, 42.7%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(200.3, 33%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 49.6%, 51.4%)

CMYK49.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,353,411

CSS custom property--colour: #426D83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#BD927C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626C84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#596583no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#227374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#835842

Analogous#428379, #424C83

Triadic#83426D, #6D8342

Split complementary#83424C, #837942

Tetradic#794283, #835842, #4C8342

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7CEDA

Lighter +30%#95B8C9

Lighter +20%#73A1B8

Lighter +10%#5389A5

Darker −10%#315161

Darker −20%#20353F

Darker −30%#0F181D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#29759C

Less saturated −25%#5B656A

Channel breakdown

R66

G109

B131

Red66 (25.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue200.31°

Saturation (HSL)32.99%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6D · B 83

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