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#426FD3

#426fd3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#426fd3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 43.53% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.72% cyan, 47.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 62.23% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #426fd3
  2. #d3a642

Split complementary

  1. #426fd3
  2. #d35d42
  3. #b7d342

Analogous

  1. #42b7d3
  2. #426fd3
  3. #5d42d3

Triadic

  1. #426fd3
  2. #d3426f
  3. #6fd342

Tetradic

  1. #426fd3
  2. #a642d3
  3. #d3a642
  4. #6fd342

Square

  1. #426fd3
  2. #d342b7
  3. #d3a642
  4. #42d35d

Monochromatic

  1. #172f65
  2. #264da3
  3. #426fd3
  4. #809ee1
  5. #becef0

Shades

#426fd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426fd3
  2. #3b64be
  3. #3559a9
  4. #2e4e94
  5. #28437f
  6. #21386a
  7. #1a2c54
  8. #14213f
  9. #0d162a
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#426fd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426fd3
  2. #557dd7
  3. #688cdc
  4. #7b9ae0
  5. #8ea9e5
  6. #a1b7e9
  7. #b3c5ed
  8. #c6d4f2
  9. #d9e2f6
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426fd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426fd3
  2. #4871cb
  3. #4e72c2
  4. #5574ba
  5. #5b76b2
  6. #6178aa
  7. #6779a1
  8. #6d7b99
  9. #747d91
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6372a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a7ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #176dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d76d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e6ed2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426fd3 {
  color: #426fd3;
}
Background
.bg-426fd3 {
  background-color: #426fd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-426fd3 {
  border: 2px solid #426fd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426fd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 111 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 62% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426fd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426fd3, #5d42d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426fd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 111 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.43 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.25 #bd902c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#426fd3  rgb(66, 111, 211)  hsl(221, 62%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#d3a642  rgb(211, 166, 66)  hsl(41, 62%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#d3426f  rgb(211, 66, 111)  hsl(341, 62%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6fd342  rgb(111, 211, 66)  hsl(101, 62%, 54%)  Lime Green