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#426eb5 color: Wide Sky

#426eb5 is rgb(66, 110, 181) in RGB and oklch(54.104% 0.12191 259.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

54.1%
0.122
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426eb5

#426eb5 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.09:1 contrast and black text 4.13:1, 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: #426eb5 mixed with white

  1. 426eb5
  2. 547cbd
  3. 668bc5
  4. 7999cd
  5. 8ba7d4
  6. 9eb6dc
  7. b1c4e3
  8. c4d3ea
  9. d7e1f1
  10. ebf0f8

Darker: #426eb5 mixed with black

  1. 426eb5
  2. 385f9d
  3. 2f5086
  4. 25416f
  5. 1c3359
  6. 142644
  7. 0b1930
  8. 050e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #426eb5 with less saturation

  1. 426eb5
  2. 476fae
  3. 4c6fa7
  4. 516fa1
  5. 55709a
  6. 5a7093
  7. 5e708c
  8. 637085
  9. 67707e
  10. 6b6f76

Questions about #426eb5

What color is #426eb5?

#426eb5 is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 110, 181), in HSL hsl(217.04, 46.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.104% 0.12191 259.542).

What colors go well with #426eb5?

The complementary color of #426eb5 is #946500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa7 and #6e61b0. The triadic partners are #aa4e51 and #467f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #426eb5?

White text reads better on #426eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and black gives 4.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426eb5 a warm or cool color?

#426eb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.122.