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#426697

#426697 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#426697 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 40% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.29% cyan, 32.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 214.59°, with 39.17% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #426697
  2. #977342

Split complementary

  1. #426697
  2. #974942
  3. #919742

Analogous

  1. #429197
  2. #426697
  3. #494297

Triadic

  1. #426697
  2. #974266
  3. #669742

Tetradic

  1. #426697
  2. #734297
  3. #977342
  4. #669742

Square

  1. #426697
  2. #974291
  3. #977342
  4. #429749

Monochromatic

  1. #131e2d
  2. #2b4262
  3. #426697
  4. #688cbd
  5. #9eb5d4

Shades

#426697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426697
  2. #3b5c88
  3. #355279
  4. #2e476a
  5. #283d5b
  6. #21334c
  7. #1a293c
  8. #141f2d
  9. #0d141e
  10. #070a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#426697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426697
  2. #5575a1
  3. #6885ac
  4. #7b94b6
  5. #8ea3c1
  6. #a1b3cb
  7. #b3c2d5
  8. #c6d1e0
  9. #d9e0ea
  10. #ecf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426697
  2. #486995
  3. #4e6b92
  4. #556e90
  5. #5b708e
  6. #61738c
  7. #677689
  8. #6d7887
  9. #747b85
  10. #7a7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59657c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #097178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #456396 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a6d85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426697 {
  color: #426697;
}
Background
.bg-426697 {
  background-color: #426697;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-426697 {
  border: 2px solid #426697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 102 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 39% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426697, #494297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 102 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.09 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.75 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.30 #bd9968 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#426697  rgb(66, 102, 151)  hsl(215, 39%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#977342  rgb(151, 115, 66)  hsl(35, 39%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#974266  rgb(151, 66, 102)  hsl(335, 39%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#669742  rgb(102, 151, 66)  hsl(95, 39%, 43%)  Olive Drab