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#426B79

#426b79 ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#426b79 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 41.96% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 11.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 195.27°, with 29.41% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.1305

Complementary

  1. #426b79
  2. #795042

Split complementary

  1. #426b79
  2. #794250
  3. #796c42

Analogous

  1. #42796c
  2. #426b79
  3. #425079

Triadic

  1. #426b79
  2. #79426b
  3. #6b7942

Tetradic

  1. #426b79
  2. #504279
  3. #795042
  4. #6b7942

Square

  1. #426b79
  2. #6c4279
  3. #795042
  4. #507942

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1316
  2. #273f48
  3. #426b79
  4. #6096a8
  5. #91b6c3

Shades

#426b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426b79
  2. #3b606d
  3. #355661
  4. #2e4b55
  5. #284049
  6. #21363d
  7. #1a2b30
  8. #142024
  9. #0d1518
  10. #070b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#426b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426b79
  2. #557a86
  3. #688994
  4. #7b97a1
  5. #8ea6af
  6. #a1b5bc
  7. #b3c4c9
  8. #c6d3d7
  9. #d9e1e4
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426b79
  2. #486d7a
  3. #4e6f7a
  4. #55717b
  5. #5b737c
  6. #61767d
  7. #67787d
  8. #6d7a7e
  9. #747c7f
  10. #7a7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59686e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63697a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a706f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #576a79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #526679 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #356e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426b79 {
  color: #426b79;
}
Background
.bg-426b79 {
  background-color: #426b79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-426b79 {
  border: 2px solid #426b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 107 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 29% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426b79, #425079);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 107 121 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.52 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.36 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.15 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.82 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.82 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.09 #bd9486 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#426b79  rgb(66, 107, 121)  hsl(195, 29%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#795042  rgb(121, 80, 66)  hsl(15, 29%, 37%)  Coffee
#79426b  rgb(121, 66, 107)  hsl(315, 29%, 37%)  Twilight Lavender
#6b7942  rgb(107, 121, 66)  hsl(75, 29%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green