All About Color #426DAE

#426DAE

About #426DAE

#426DAE is a medium blue color with the hex code #426DAE. In RGB it is red 66, green 109, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 45%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 62%, 37%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 5.21:1 on white and 4.03:1 on black.

#426DAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 6D, AE
CMYK62.07%, 37.36%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal66, 109, 174
HSL216°, 45%, 47%
RGB Octal102, 155, 256
HSV (HSB)216.11°, 62.07%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1000010, 1101101, 10101110
CIE-L*AB45.84, 5.76, -39.15
RGB Percent25.88%, 42.75%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH45.84, 39.57, 278.37
XYZ15.36, 15.15, 42.16
CIE-L*UV45.84, -18.73, -58.92
xyY0.21, 0.21, 15.15
Hunter-Lab38.92, 2.30, -36.97
RYB25.88%, 37.94%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#426DAE on a dark background: contrast 4.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#426DAE on a light background: contrast 5.21:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #426DAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#426DAE · #7E9ECE · #29436B · #AE8342 · #CEAE7E

Analogous palette

#42AE83 · #42A3AE · #426DAE · #4D42AE · #8342AE

Triadic palette

#426DAE · #AE426D · #6DAE42 · #7E9ECE · #CE7E9E

Tetradic palette

#426DAE · #AE42A3 · #AE8342 · #42AE4D · #29436B

Monochromatic palette

#18273F · #2D4A76 · #426DAE · #7295CA · #AABFDF

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