#427CB3 Color

#427CB3 is rgb(66, 124, 179) in RGB and hsl(209, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427CB3

HEX#427CB3

RGBrgb(66, 124, 179)

HSLhsl(209, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(209, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.105 249)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 31%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427CB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427CB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427CB3 Complementary#B37942 Analogous#42B3B1 Analogous#4244B3 Triadic#B3427C Triadic#7CB342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427CB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#578EC1 #72A0CB #8CB1D4 #A9C5DF #C3D7E9 #DDE8F3

Shades

#3A6D9C #305B82 #284B6C #203C56 #172C3F #0E1A25

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