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#426eaa color: Wide Sky

#426eaa is rgb(66, 110, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.46% 0.10675 256.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

53.5%
0.107
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426eaa

#426eaa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.19:1 contrast and black text 4.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wide Sky (#416faf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #426eaa mixed with white

  1. 426eaa
  2. 547cb3
  3. 668abc
  4. 7999c5
  5. 8ba7cd
  6. 9eb5d6
  7. b1c4de
  8. c4d2e6
  9. d7e1ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #426eaa mixed with black

  1. 426eaa
  2. 385f93
  3. 2f507d
  4. 254168
  5. 1c3353
  6. 14263f
  7. 0b192d
  8. 050e1b
  9. 01040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426eaa with less saturation

  1. 426eaa
  2. 476ea4
  3. 4c6f9e
  4. 506f98
  5. 556f92
  6. 596f8c
  7. 5d6e86
  8. 616e80
  9. 656e7a
  10. 696d73

Questions about #426eaa

What color is #426eaa?

#426eaa is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 110, 170), in HSL hsl(214.62, 44.07%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.46% 0.10675 256.54).

What colors go well with #426eaa?

The complementary color of #426eaa is #906310. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799c and #6962a8. The triadic partners are #a25157 and #4f7b3a.

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

White text reads better on #426eaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and black gives 4.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426eaa a warm or cool color?

#426eaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.107.