#426D92
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #426D92
Visually, #426D92 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 109 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 55% cyan and 25% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 207.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#426D92
RGB66, 109, 146
HSL207.7°, 37.7%, 41.6%
CMYK55%, 25%, 0%, 43%
HSV207.7°, 54.8%, 57.3%
LAB44.5, -3.7, -24.8
XYZ12.9, 14.2, 29.2
Decimal4353426
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.83:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #426D92;
}
.text-color {
color: #426D92;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #426D92;
}