HEX Color #426DA8 (Steelblue)

About #426DA8

Visually, #426DA8 is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 109 parts green, and 168 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 61% cyan and 35% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 214.7° hue, 43.6% saturation, and 45.9% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#426DA8

RGB66, 109, 168

HSL214.7°, 43.6%, 45.9%

CMYK61%, 35%, 0%, 34%

HSV214.7°, 60.7%, 65.9%

LAB45.5, 3.7, -36.1

XYZ14.8, 14.9, 39.1

Decimal4353448

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#426DA8 #A87C41

Analogous

#41A0A8 #4941A8

Triadic

#A8416D #6DA841

Tetradic

#A841A0 #A87C41 #41A849

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#426DA8

#577DB1

#6C8DBB

#819DC5

#96ADCE

#ABBED8

#C0CEE2

#D5DEEB

#EAEEF5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#426DA8

#3A6095

#335482

#2C4870

#243C5D

#1D304A

#162438

#0E1825

#070C12

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.27:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.98:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.39:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #426DA8; }

.text-color { color: #426DA8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #426DA8; }

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