All About Color #427DAE

#427DAE

About #427DAE

#427DAE is a medium blue color with the hex code #427DAE. In RGB it is red 66, green 125, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 45%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 62%, 28%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 4.40:1 on white and 4.78:1 on black.

#427DAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7D, AE
CMYK62.07%, 28.16%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal66, 125, 174
HSL207°, 45%, 47%
RGB Octal102, 175, 256
HSV (HSB)207.22°, 62.07%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111101, 10101110
CIE-L*AB50.55, -3.92, -31.75
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.02%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH50.55, 31.99, 262.96
XYZ17.22, 18.88, 42.78
CIE-L*UV50.55, -24.44, -47.32
xyY0.22, 0.24, 18.88
Hunter-Lab43.45, -5.30, -27.96
RYB25.88%, 40.85%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427DAE on a dark background: contrast 4.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427DAE on a light background: contrast 4.40:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #427DAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427DAE · #7EAACE · #294D6B · #AE7242 · #CEA27E

Analogous palette

#42AE72 · #42AEA8 · #427DAE · #4247AE · #7242AE

Triadic palette

#427DAE · #AE427D · #7DAE42 · #7EAACE · #CE7EAA

Tetradic palette

#427DAE · #A842AE · #AE7242 · #47AE42 · #294D6B

Monochromatic palette

#182D3F · #2D5576 · #427DAE · #72A2CA · #AAC7DF

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