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#426faa color: Wide Sky

#426faa is rgb(66, 111, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.688% 0.1057 255.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

53.7%
0.106
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426faa

#426faa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.14:1 contrast and black text 4.09:1, 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: #426faa mixed with white

  1. 426faa
  2. 547db3
  3. 678bbc
  4. 7999c5
  5. 8ba7cd
  6. 9eb6d6
  7. b1c4de
  8. c4d3e6
  9. d7e1ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #426faa mixed with black

  1. 426faa
  2. 386093
  3. 2f517d
  4. 254268
  5. 1c3453
  6. 14273f
  7. 0b1a2d
  8. 050e1b
  9. 01040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426faa with less saturation

  1. 426faa
  2. 476fa4
  3. 4c6f9e
  4. 516f98
  5. 556f92
  6. 5a6f8d
  7. 5e6f86
  8. 626f80
  9. 666f7a
  10. 6a6e74

Questions about #426faa

What color is #426faa?

#426faa is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 170), in HSL hsl(214.04, 44.07%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.688% 0.1057 255.784).

What colors go well with #426faa?

The complementary color of #426faa is #916414. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799c and #6964a8. The triadic partners are #a25259 and #517b3a.

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

White text reads better on #426faa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and black gives 4.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426faa a warm or cool color?

#426faa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 53.7% and its chroma 0.106.