#427B8F Color

#427B8F is rgb(66, 123, 143) in RGB and hsl(196, 37%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#427B8F

HEX#427B8F

RGBrgb(66, 123, 143)

HSLhsl(196, 37%, 41%)

HSVhsv(196, 54%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.067 223.1)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427B8F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427B8F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427B8F Complementary#8F5642 Analogous#428F7D Analogous#42548F Triadic#8F427B Triadic#7B8F42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427B8F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4F93AB #69A4BA #85B5C7 #A4C8D5 #C0D9E2 #DCEAEF

Shades

#3A6C7E #305A69 #284B57 #203C46 #182D34 #0E1B1F

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