#427A8A Color

#427A8A is rgb(66, 122, 138) in RGB and hsl(193, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#427A8A

HEX#427A8A

RGBrgb(66, 122, 138)

HSLhsl(193, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(193, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.064 218.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 12%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427A8A Complementary#8A5242 Analogous#428A75 Analogous#42578A Triadic#8A427A Triadic#7A8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5093A5 #6BA7B8 #87B7C5 #A2C8D2 #BED8E0 #DDEBEE

Shades

#3A6B78 #325C67 #294C56 #1F3A41 #172B30 #0F1C1F

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