#427AAE Color

#427AAE is rgb(66, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(209, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427AAE

HEX#427AAE

RGBrgb(66, 122, 174)

HSLhsl(209, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(209, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.1 248.4)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#427AAE Complementary#AE7642 Analogous#42AEAC Analogous#4244AE Triadic#AE427A Triadic#7AAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#558BBE #72A0CA #8CB1D4 #A6C3DD #C0D4E7 #DEE8F2

Shades

#3A6A98 #315B81 #294B6B #1F3951 #16293B #0E1A25

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