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#426DFF

#426dff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#426dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 42.75% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.35°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #426dff
  2. #ffd442

Split complementary

  1. #426dff
  2. #ff7542
  3. #cbff42

Analogous

  1. #42cbff
  2. #426dff
  3. #7542ff

Triadic

  1. #426dff
  2. #ff426d
  3. #6dff42

Tetradic

  1. #426dff
  2. #d442ff
  3. #ffd442
  4. #6dff42

Square

  1. #426dff
  2. #ff42cb
  3. #ffd442
  4. #42ff75

Monochromatic

  1. #0026a8
  2. #0038f4
  3. #426dff
  4. #8ea8ff
  5. #dbe3ff

Shades

#426dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426dff
  2. #3b62e6
  3. #3557cc
  4. #2e4cb3
  5. #284199
  6. #213780
  7. #1a2c66
  8. #14214d
  9. #0d1633
  10. #070b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#426dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426dff
  2. #557cff
  3. #688aff
  4. #7b99ff
  5. #8ea7ff
  6. #a1b6ff
  7. #b3c5ff
  8. #c6d3ff
  9. #d9e2ff
  10. #ecf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426dff
  2. #486ff2
  3. #4e71e6
  4. #5573d9
  5. #5b75cc
  6. #6177c0
  7. #6778b3
  8. #6d7aa6
  9. #747c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6875be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #017bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426dff {
  color: #426dff;
}
Background
.bg-426dff {
  background-color: #426dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-426dff {
  border: 2px solid #426dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 109 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426dff, #7542ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 109 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.10 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.92 #bd9200 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#426dff  rgb(66, 109, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffd442  rgb(255, 212, 66)  hsl(46, 100%, 63%)  Mustard
#ff426d  rgb(255, 66, 109)  hsl(346, 100%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dff42  rgb(109, 255, 66)  hsl(106, 100%, 63%)  Neon Green