#427EB3 Color

#427EB3 is rgb(66, 126, 179) in RGB and hsl(208, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#427EB3

HEX#427EB3

RGBrgb(66, 126, 179)

HSLhsl(208, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(208, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.103 247.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #427EB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #427EB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#427EB3 Complementary#B37742 Analogous#42B3AF Analogous#4246B3 Triadic#B3427E Triadic#7EB342

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #427EB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5790C1 #72A1CB #8CB2D4 #A9C6DF #C3D7E9 #DDE9F3

Shades

#3A6E9C #305C82 #284C6C #203C56 #172D3F #0E1A25

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