#427EA9 Color

#427EA9 is rgb(66, 126, 169) in RGB and hsl(205, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427EA9

HEX#427EA9

RGBrgb(66, 126, 169)

HSLhsl(205, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(205, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.091 241.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427EA9 Complementary#A96D42 Analogous#42A9A0 Analogous#424AA9 Triadic#A9427E Triadic#7EA942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5290BC #70A3C7 #89B3D1 #A7C6DD #C1D7E7 #DEEAF2

Shades

#396D93 #315D7D #284D67 #1F3C51 #172C3B #0E1B25

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