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#426fa9 color: Wide Sky

#426fa9 is rgb(66, 111, 169) in RGB and oklch(53.632% 0.10434 255.44) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

53.6%
0.104
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426fa9

#426fa9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.15:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, 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: #426fa9 mixed with white

  1. 426fa9
  2. 547db2
  3. 678bbb
  4. 7999c4
  5. 8ba7cc
  6. 9eb6d5
  7. b1c4de
  8. c4d3e6
  9. d7e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #426fa9 mixed with black

  1. 426fa9
  2. 386092
  3. 2f517c
  4. 254267
  5. 1c3453
  6. 14273f
  7. 0b1a2c
  8. 050e1b
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426fa9 with less saturation

  1. 426fa9
  2. 476fa3
  3. 4c6f9d
  4. 516f98
  5. 556f92
  6. 596f8c
  7. 5e6f86
  8. 626f80
  9. 666e7a
  10. 6a6e74

Questions about #426fa9

What color is #426fa9?

#426fa9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 169), in HSL hsl(213.79, 43.83%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.632% 0.10434 255.44).

What colors go well with #426fa9?

The complementary color of #426fa9 is #906417. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799b and #6864a7. The triadic partners are #a15259 and #527b3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #426fa9?

White text reads better on #426fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426fa9 a warm or cool color?

#426fa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.104.