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#426DFD

#426dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#426dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.2°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #426dfd
  2. #fdd242

Split complementary

  1. #426dfd
  2. #fd7442
  3. #cbfd42

Analogous

  1. #42cbfd
  2. #426dfd
  3. #7442fd

Triadic

  1. #426dfd
  2. #fd426d
  3. #6dfd42

Tetradic

  1. #426dfd
  2. #d242fd
  3. #fdd242
  4. #6dfd42

Square

  1. #426dfd
  2. #fd42cb
  3. #fdd242
  4. #42fd74

Monochromatic

  1. #0227a4
  2. #0339f0
  3. #426dfd
  4. #8ea7fe
  5. #d9e2ff

Shades

#426dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426dfd
  2. #3b62e4
  3. #3557ca
  4. #2e4cb1
  5. #284198
  6. #21377f
  7. #1a2c65
  8. #14214c
  9. #0d1633
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#426dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426dfd
  2. #557cfd
  3. #688afd
  4. #7b99fe
  5. #8ea7fe
  6. #a1b6fe
  7. #b3c5fe
  8. #c6d3fe
  9. #d9e2ff
  10. #ecf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426dfd
  2. #486ff1
  3. #4e71e4
  4. #5573d8
  5. #5b75cb
  6. #6177bf
  7. #6778b2
  8. #6d7aa6
  9. #747c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6775bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #097aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426dfd {
  color: #426dfd;
}
Background
.bg-426dfd {
  background-color: #426dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-426dfd {
  border: 2px solid #426dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426dfd, #7442fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.73 #bd9202 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#426dfd  rgb(66, 109, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdd242  rgb(253, 210, 66)  hsl(46, 98%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fd426d  rgb(253, 66, 109)  hsl(346, 98%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd42  rgb(109, 253, 66)  hsl(106, 98%, 63%)  Neon Green