#427BAE Color

#427BAE is rgb(66, 123, 174) in RGB and hsl(208, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427BAE

HEX#427BAE

RGBrgb(66, 123, 174)

HSLhsl(208, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(208, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.1 247.5)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 29%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#427BAE Complementary#AE7442 Analogous#42AEAA Analogous#4246AE Triadic#AE427B Triadic#7BAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#558DBE #72A1CA #8CB2D4 #A6C4DD #C0D5E7 #DEE9F2

Shades

#3A6C98 #315C81 #294C6B #1F3A51 #162A3B #0E1A25

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