#427E8A Color

#427E8A is rgb(66, 126, 138) in RGB and hsl(190, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427E8A

HEX#427E8A

RGBrgb(66, 126, 138)

HSLhsl(190, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(190, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.065 212.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427E8A Complementary#8A4E42 Analogous#428A72 Analogous#425A8A Triadic#8A427E Triadic#7E8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5097A5 #6BABB8 #87BBC5 #A2CAD2 #BEDAE0 #DDEBEE

Shades

#3A6E78 #325E67 #294F56 #1F3C41 #172C30 #0F1C1F

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