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#426fb3 color: Wide Sky

#426fb3 is rgb(66, 111, 179) in RGB and oklch(54.208% 0.11802 258.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

54.2%
0.118
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #426fb3

#426fb3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.05:1 contrast and black text 4.16:1, 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: #426fb3 mixed with white

  1. 426fb3
  2. 547dbb
  3. 668bc3
  4. 799acb
  5. 8ba8d3
  6. 9eb6db
  7. b1c5e2
  8. c4d3ea
  9. d7e2f1
  10. ebf0f8

Darker: #426fb3 mixed with black

  1. 426fb3
  2. 38609b
  3. 2f5184
  4. 25426e
  5. 1c3458
  6. 142743
  7. 0b1a2f
  8. 050e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #426fb3 with less saturation

  1. 426fb3
  2. 4770ac
  3. 4c70a6
  4. 51709f
  5. 567099
  6. 5a7092
  7. 5f708b
  8. 637084
  9. 67707d
  10. 6b7076

Questions about #426fb3

What color is #426fb3?

#426fb3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 179), in HSL hsl(216.11, 46.12%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.208% 0.11802 258.437).

What colors go well with #426fb3?

The complementary color of #426fb3 is #946500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007ba5 and #6d62af. The triadic partners are #a94f54 and #4a7f38.

Is white or black text more readable on #426fb3?

White text reads better on #426fb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and black gives 4.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426fb3 a warm or cool color?

#426fb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.118.