All About Color #427DBD

#427DBD

About #427DBD

#427DBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #427DBD. In RGB it is red 66, green 125, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 34%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.29:1 on white and 4.90:1 on black.

#427DBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7D, BD
CMYK65.08%, 33.86%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 125, 189
HSL211°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 175, 275
HSV (HSB)211.22°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111101, 10111101
CIE-L*AB51.27, 1.20, -39.26
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.02%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH51.27, 39.28, 271.76
XYZ18.77, 19.50, 50.92
CIE-L*UV51.27, -24.03, -60.05
xyY0.21, 0.22, 19.50
Hunter-Lab44.16, -1.42, -37.46
RYB25.88%, 41.52%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427DBD on a dark background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427DBD on a light background: contrast 4.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427DBD · #86ACD5 · #2A5079 · #BD8242 · #D5AF86

Analogous palette

#42BD82 · #42BBBD · #427DBD · #4442BD · #8242BD

Triadic palette

#427DBD · #BD427D · #7DBD42 · #86ACD5 · #D586AC

Tetradic palette

#427DBD · #BD42BB · #BD8242 · #42BD44 · #2A5079

Monochromatic palette

#1B324B · #2E5884 · #427DBD · #7BA4D1 · #B4CBE4

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