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#426680 Color

#426680 is rgb(66, 102, 128) in RGB, hsl(205, 32%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 20%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#426680
HEX#426680
RGBrgb(66, 102, 128)
HSLhsl(205, 32%, 38%)
HSVhsv(205, 48%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 20%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.059 240.8)
LABlab(41.29% -7.56 -18.84)
LCHlch(41.29% 20.30 248.14)

What #426680 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #426680, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#426680 Channel Values

How #426680 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 102 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 32% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 48% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.1:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #426680 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #426680

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #426680; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #426680

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #426680.

How #426680 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#426680
Protanopia#616180
Protanomaly#566380
Deuteranopia#5C5C81
Deuteranomaly#536080
Tritanopia#3B6A6A
Tritanomaly#3E6873
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #426680 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-426680: #426680;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #426680;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-426680': '#426680' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.400, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_426680">#426680</color>
SVG fillfill="#426680"

More Blue Colors

#426680 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#426680 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #426680?

#426680 is a dark blue — rgb(66, 102, 128) in RGB and hsl(205, 32%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #426680?

#426680 is rgb(66, 102, 128) — red 66, green 102, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #426680?

#426680 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 20%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #426680 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #426680 scores 6.1:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #426680 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #426680 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 14.63, which is visibly different.

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