All About Color #427EA9

#427EA9

About #427EA9

#427EA9 is a medium blue color with the hex code #427EA9. In RGB it is red 66, green 126, blue 169; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 44%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 61%, 25%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 4.39:1 on white and 4.79:1 on black.

#427EA9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7E, A9
CMYK60.95%, 25.44%, 0.00%, 33.73%
RGB Decimal66, 126, 169
HSL205°, 44%, 46%
RGB Octal102, 176, 251
HSV (HSB)205.05°, 60.95%, 66.27%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111110, 10101001
CIE-L*AB50.62, -6.18, -28.74
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.41%, 66.27%
CIE-L*CH50.62, 29.39, 257.87
XYZ16.87, 18.94, 40.30
CIE-L*UV50.62, -24.95, -42.28
xyY0.22, 0.25, 18.94
Hunter-Lab43.53, -6.99, -24.43
RYB25.88%, 40.75%, 66.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427EA9 on a dark background: contrast 4.79:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427EA9 on a light background: contrast 4.39:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #427EA9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427EA9 · #7BAACC · #284D67 · #A96D42 · #CC9C7B

Analogous palette

#42A96D · #42A9A0 · #427EA9 · #424AA9 · #6D42A9

Triadic palette

#427EA9 · #A9427E · #7EA942 · #7BAACC · #CC7BAA

Tetradic palette

#427EA9 · #A042A9 · #A96D42 · #4AA942 · #284D67

Monochromatic palette

#172C3B · #2C5572 · #427EA9 · #70A3C7 · #A7C6DD

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