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#426fa0 color: Muted Blue

#426fa0 is rgb(66, 111, 160) in RGB and oklch(53.14% 0.09226 251.787) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

53.1%
0.092
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.01:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #426fa0

#426fa0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.23:1 contrast and black text 4.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muted Blue (#3b719f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #426fa0 mixed with white

  1. 426fa0
  2. 547daa
  3. 678bb3
  4. 7999bd
  5. 8ba7c7
  6. 9eb5d0
  7. b1c4d9
  8. c4d2e3
  9. d8e1ec
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #426fa0 mixed with black

  1. 426fa0
  2. 38608b
  3. 2f5176
  4. 254261
  5. 1c344e
  6. 14273b
  7. 0b1a29
  8. 050e19
  9. 010409
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426fa0 with less saturation

  1. 426fa0
  2. 476f9b
  3. 4c6f96
  4. 506f91
  5. 556f8c
  6. 596e87
  7. 5d6e81
  8. 616e7c
  9. 656d77
  10. 686d71

Questions about #426fa0

What color is #426fa0?

#426fa0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Muted Blue. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 160), in HSL hsl(211.28, 41.59%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.14% 0.09226 251.787).

What colors go well with #426fa0?

The complementary color of #426fa0 is #8d6328. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #167892 and #6465a0. The triadic partners are #9a545e and #58773d.

Is white or black text more readable on #426fa0?

White text reads better on #426fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and black gives 4.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426fa0 a warm or cool color?

#426fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.092.