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#426BFD

#426bfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#426bfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 41.96% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 57.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.84°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1877

Complementary

  1. #426bfd
  2. #fdd442

Split complementary

  1. #426bfd
  2. #fd7642
  3. #c9fd42

Analogous

  1. #42c9fd
  2. #426bfd
  3. #7642fd

Triadic

  1. #426bfd
  2. #fd426b
  3. #6bfd42

Tetradic

  1. #426bfd
  2. #d442fd
  3. #fdd442
  4. #6bfd42

Square

  1. #426bfd
  2. #fd42c9
  3. #fdd442
  4. #42fd76

Monochromatic

  1. #0225a4
  2. #0337f0
  3. #426bfd
  4. #8ea6fe
  5. #d9e2ff

Shades

#426bfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426bfd
  2. #3b60e4
  3. #3556ca
  4. #2e4bb1
  5. #284098
  6. #21367f
  7. #1a2b65
  8. #14204c
  9. #0d1533
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#426bfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426bfd
  2. #557afd
  3. #6889fd
  4. #7b97fe
  5. #8ea6fe
  6. #a1b5fe
  7. #b3c4fe
  8. #c6d3fe
  9. #d9e1ff
  10. #ecf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426bfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426bfd
  2. #486df1
  3. #4e6fe4
  4. #5571d8
  5. #5b73cb
  6. #6176bf
  7. #6778b2
  8. #6d7aa6
  9. #747c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6773bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426bfd {
  color: #426bfd;
}
Background
.bg-426bfd {
  background-color: #426bfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-426bfd {
  border: 2px solid #426bfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426bfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 107 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426bfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426bfd, #7642fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426bfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 107 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 10.03 #bd9402 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#426bfd  rgb(66, 107, 253)  hsl(227, 98%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdd442  rgb(253, 212, 66)  hsl(47, 98%, 63%)  Mustard
#fd426b  rgb(253, 66, 107)  hsl(347, 98%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bfd42  rgb(107, 253, 66)  hsl(107, 98%, 63%)  Neon Green