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#426fa8 color: Wide Sky

#426fa8 is rgb(66, 111, 168) in RGB and oklch(53.576% 0.10298 255.085) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

53.6%
0.103
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426fa8

#426fa8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.16:1 contrast and black text 4.07:1, 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: #426fa8 mixed with white

  1. 426fa8
  2. 547db1
  3. 678bba
  4. 7999c3
  5. 8ba7cc
  6. 9eb6d5
  7. b1c4dd
  8. c4d3e6
  9. d7e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #426fa8 mixed with black

  1. 426fa8
  2. 386092
  3. 2f517c
  4. 254267
  5. 1c3452
  6. 14273f
  7. 0b1a2c
  8. 050e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426fa8 with less saturation

  1. 426fa8
  2. 476fa2
  3. 4c6f9d
  4. 516f97
  5. 556f91
  6. 596f8b
  7. 5e6f85
  8. 626f80
  9. 666e7a
  10. 696e73

Questions about #426fa8

What color is #426fa8?

#426fa8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 168), in HSL hsl(213.53, 43.59%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.576% 0.10298 255.085).

What colors go well with #426fa8?

The complementary color of #426fa8 is #906419. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799a and #6864a7. The triadic partners are #a0525a and #527b3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #426fa8?

White text reads better on #426fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and black gives 4.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426fa8 a warm or cool color?

#426fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.103.