#427DAE Color

#427DAE is rgb(66, 125, 174) in RGB and hsl(207, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427DAE

HEX#427DAE

RGBrgb(66, 125, 174)

HSLhsl(207, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(207, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.098 245.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 28%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#427DAE Complementary#AE7242 Analogous#42AEA8 Analogous#4247AE Triadic#AE427D Triadic#7DAE42

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#558FBE #72A2CA #8CB4D4 #A6C5DD #C0D6E7 #DEE9F2

Shades

#3A6D98 #315D81 #294D6B #1F3B51 #162B3B #0E1B25

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