#427D8A Color

#427D8A is rgb(66, 125, 138) in RGB and hsl(191, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#427D8A

HEX#427D8A

RGBrgb(66, 125, 138)

HSLhsl(191, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(191, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.065 213.7)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427D8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427D8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427D8A Complementary#8A4F42 Analogous#428A73 Analogous#42598A Triadic#8A427D Triadic#7D8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427D8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5096A5 #6BAAB8 #87BAC5 #A2C9D2 #BED9E0 #DDEBEE

Shades

#3A6D78 #325D67 #294E56 #1F3B41 #172C30 #0F1C1F

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