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Recognised as Colour

#426ED5

  • #426ED5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#426ED5 is a blue with RGB values 66, 110, 213 and HSL 222°, 64%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#426ED5#426ED5
HEX#426ED5
RGBrgb(66, 110, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4314, 0.8353
RGB percentages25.9%, 43.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(222, 63.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 69%, 83.5%)
CMYK69%, 48.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,353,749
CSS custom property--colour: #426ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#BD912A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#357AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#086DD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5A942
Analogous#42B8D5, #5F42D5
Triadic#D5426E, #6ED542
Split complementary#D56042, #B8D542
Tetradic#D542B8, #D5A942, #42D55F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEFA
Lighter +30%#BFCEF1
Lighter +20%#95AEE8
Lighter +10%#6C8EDE
Darker −10%#2955BB
Darker −20%#204291
Darker −30%#172F67
Darker −40%#0E1C3D
More saturated +25%#2562F2
Less saturated −25%#5F7AB8

Channel breakdown

R66
G110
B213
Red66 (25.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue222.04°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 6E · B D5

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