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Recognised as Colour

#426D97

  • #426D97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#426D97 is a blue with RGB values 66, 109, 151 and HSL 210°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#426D97#426D97
HEX#426D97
RGBrgb(66, 109, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4275, 0.5922
RGB percentages25.9%, 42.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(209.6, 39.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 56.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK56.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,353,431
CSS custom property--colour: #426D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#BD9268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6E99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#506696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#04777Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 28.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#976C42
Analogous#429796, #424397
Triadic#97426D, #6D9742
Split complementary#974243, #979642
Tetradic#974297, #976C42, #439742

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D3E4
Lighter +30%#9EB9D4
Lighter +20%#7AA0C5
Lighter +10%#5787B5
Darker −10%#325374
Darker −20%#233A50
Darker −30%#13202D
Darker −40%#040709
More saturated +25%#276DB2
Less saturated −25%#5D6D7C

Channel breakdown

R66
G109
B151
Red66 (25.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue209.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6D · B 97

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