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#426ca2 color: Star Sapphire

#426ca2 is rgb(66, 108, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.551% 0.09789 255.333) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

52.6%
0.098
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #426ca2

#426ca2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.39:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Sapphire (#3c6a9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #426ca2 mixed with white

  1. 426ca2
  2. 547aac
  3. 6688b5
  4. 7897bf
  5. 8ba5c8
  6. 9eb4d1
  7. b1c3db
  8. c4d2e4
  9. d7e1ed
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #426ca2 mixed with black

  1. 426ca2
  2. 385d8c
  3. 2f4e77
  4. 254063
  5. 1c324f
  6. 14253c
  7. 0b192a
  8. 050d19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #426ca2 with less saturation

  1. 426ca2
  2. 476c9d
  3. 4b6c97
  4. 506c92
  5. 546c8c
  6. 586c87
  7. 5c6c81
  8. 5f6c7c
  9. 636b76
  10. 676b70

Questions about #426ca2

What color is #426ca2?

#426ca2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Star Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(66, 108, 162), in HSL hsl(213.75, 42.11%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.551% 0.09789 255.333).

What colors go well with #426ca2?

The complementary color of #426ca2 is #8b611d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #097695 and #6561a0. The triadic partners are #9b5158 and #51773b.

Is white or black text more readable on #426ca2?

White text reads better on #426ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426ca2 a warm or cool color?

#426ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.098.