#426DDB

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #426DDB

Visually, #426DDB is defined as a moderate blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Royalblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 109 green, and 219 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 70% cyan and 50% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 223.1° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 55.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#426DDB
RGB66, 109, 219
HSL223.1°, 68.0%, 55.9%
CMYK70%, 50%, 0%, 14%
HSV223.1°, 69.9%, 85.9%
LAB48.5, 21.7, -60.8
XYZ20.5, 17.2, 69.3
Decimal4353499

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.44:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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