Colour

#426F79

#426F79
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#426F79 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 111, 121 and HSL 191°, 29%, 37%. 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#426F79

RGBrgb(66, 111, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4353, 0.4745

RGB percentages25.9%, 43.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(190.9, 29.4%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 45.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK45.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,353,913

CSS custom property--colour: #426F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#BD9086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676C7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6579no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#297372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dim grey · ΔE 16.3 Teal · ΔE 16.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#794C42

Analogous#427967, #425479

Triadic#79426F, #6F7942

Split complementary#794254, #796742

Tetradic#684279, #794C42, #547942

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2CFD5

Lighter +30%#91BAC3

Lighter +20%#70A5B1

Lighter +10%#548D9A

Darker −10%#305158

Darker −20%#1E3237

Darker −30%#0C1416

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B7E90

Less saturated −25%#596062

Channel breakdown

R66

G111

B121

Red66 (25.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 6F · B 79

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