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#426CD8

#426cd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#426cd8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 42.35% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.44% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 65.79% saturation and 55.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.1684

Complementary

  1. #426cd8
  2. #d8ae42

Split complementary

  1. #426cd8
  2. #d86342
  3. #b7d842

Analogous

  1. #42b7d8
  2. #426cd8
  3. #6342d8

Triadic

  1. #426cd8
  2. #d8426c
  3. #6cd842

Tetradic

  1. #426cd8
  2. #ae42d8
  3. #d8ae42
  4. #6cd842

Square

  1. #426cd8
  2. #d842b7
  3. #d8ae42
  4. #42d863

Monochromatic

  1. #162e6b
  2. #2349aa
  3. #426cd8
  4. #819de5
  5. #c1cff2

Shades

#426cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426cd8
  2. #3b61c2
  3. #3556ad
  4. #2e4c97
  5. #284182
  6. #21366c
  7. #1a2b56
  8. #142041
  9. #0d162b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#426cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426cd8
  2. #557bdc
  3. #6889e0
  4. #7b98e4
  5. #8ea7e8
  6. #a1b6ec
  7. #b3c4ef
  8. #c6d3f3
  9. #d9e2f7
  10. #ecf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426cd8
  2. #486ecf
  3. #4e70c6
  4. #5572be
  5. #5b74b5
  6. #6176ac
  7. #6778a3
  8. #6d7a9a
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6270a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c79dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3674da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #246cd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426cd8 {
  color: #426cd8;
}
Background
.bg-426cd8 {
  background-color: #426cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-426cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #426cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 108 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 66% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426cd8, #6342d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 108 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.64 #bd9327 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#426cd8  rgb(66, 108, 216)  hsl(223, 66%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d8ae42  rgb(216, 174, 66)  hsl(43, 66%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#d8426c  rgb(216, 66, 108)  hsl(343, 66%, 55%)  Cerise
#6cd842  rgb(108, 216, 66)  hsl(103, 66%, 55%)  Lime Green