#426DD3

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #426DD3

When working with digital screens, the color #426DD3 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Royalblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 109, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 69% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 222.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#426DD3
RGB66, 109, 211
HSL222.2°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK69%, 48%, 0%, 17%
HSV222.2°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB48.0, 18.9, -57.0
XYZ19.5, 16.8, 63.8
Decimal4353491

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.36:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.71:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #426DD3; }
.text-color { color: #426DD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #426DD3; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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