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#426fa7 color: Mega Blue

#426fa7 is rgb(66, 111, 167) in RGB and oklch(53.521% 0.10163 254.718) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

53.5%
0.102
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426fa7

#426fa7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.17:1 contrast and black text 4.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mega Blue (#366fa6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #426fa7 mixed with white

  1. 426fa7
  2. 547db0
  3. 678bb9
  4. 7999c2
  5. 8ba7cb
  6. 9eb6d4
  7. b1c4dd
  8. c4d3e5
  9. d7e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #426fa7 mixed with black

  1. 426fa7
  2. 386091
  3. 2f517b
  4. 254266
  5. 1c3452
  6. 14273e
  7. 0b1a2c
  8. 050e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426fa7 with less saturation

  1. 426fa7
  2. 476fa1
  3. 4c6f9c
  4. 516f96
  5. 556f90
  6. 596f8b
  7. 5e6f85
  8. 626f7f
  9. 666e79
  10. 696e73

Questions about #426fa7

What color is #426fa7?

#426fa7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Mega Blue. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 167), in HSL hsl(213.27, 43.35%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.521% 0.10163 254.718).

What colors go well with #426fa7?

The complementary color of #426fa7 is #90631b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007999 and #6764a6. The triadic partners are #9f535a and #537a3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #426fa7?

White text reads better on #426fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and black gives 4.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426fa7 a warm or cool color?

#426fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.102.