#4266B6

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #4266B6

Visually, #4266B6 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 102, and 182.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 64% cyan and 44% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 221.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4266B6
RGB66, 102, 182
HSL221.4°, 46.8%, 48.6%
CMYK64%, 44%, 0%, 29%
HSV221.4°, 63.7%, 71.4%
LAB44.3, 13.0, -46.3
XYZ15.4, 14.0, 46.2
Decimal4351670

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.81:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4266B6; }
.text-color { color: #4266B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4266B6; }

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