All About Color #427E8A

#427E8A

About #427E8A

#427E8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #427E8A. In RGB it is red 66, green 126, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 52%, 9%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.58:1 on white and 4.58:1 on black.

#427E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7E, 8A
CMYK52.17%, 8.70%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal66, 126, 138
HSL190°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal102, 176, 212
HSV (HSB)190.00°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB49.39, -15.96, -12.51
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.41%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH49.39, 20.29, 218.09
XYZ14.30, 17.91, 26.75
CIE-L*UV49.39, -25.96, -15.72
xyY0.24, 0.30, 17.91
Hunter-Lab42.33, -13.78, -7.84
RYB25.88%, 38.72%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427E8A on a dark background: contrast 4.58:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427E8A on a light background: contrast 4.58:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #427E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427E8A · #6EADB9 · #24454C · #8A4E42 · #B97B6E

Analogous palette

#428A4E · #428A72 · #427E8A · #425A8A · #4E428A

Triadic palette

#427E8A · #8A427E · #7E8A42 · #6EADB9 · #B96EAD

Tetradic palette

#427E8A · #72428A · #8A4E42 · #5A8A42 · #24454C

Monochromatic palette

#111F22 · #294F56 · #427E8A · #64A7B4 · #98C4CD

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