All About Color #427EB3

#427EB3

About #427EB3

#427EB3 is a medium blue color with the hex code #427EB3. In RGB it is red 66, green 126, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 46%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 63%, 30%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 4.31:1 on white and 4.87:1 on black.

#427EB3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7E, B3
CMYK63.13%, 29.61%, 0.00%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal66, 126, 179
HSL208°, 46%, 48%
RGB Octal102, 176, 263
HSV (HSB)208.14°, 63.13%, 70.20%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111110, 10110011
CIE-L*AB51.08, -2.82, -33.81
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.41%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH51.08, 33.93, 265.23
XYZ17.84, 19.33, 45.44
CIE-L*UV51.08, -24.66, -50.84
xyY0.22, 0.23, 19.33
Hunter-Lab43.97, -4.51, -30.49
RYB25.88%, 41.25%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427EB3 on a dark background: contrast 4.87:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427EB3 on a light background: contrast 4.31:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #427EB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427EB3 · #80ABD0 · #294F70 · #B37742 · #D0A680

Analogous palette

#42B377 · #42B3AF · #427EB3 · #4246B3 · #7742B3

Triadic palette

#427EB3 · #B3427E · #7EB342 · #80ABD0 · #D080AB

Tetradic palette

#427EB3 · #AF42B3 · #B37742 · #46B342 · #294F70

Monochromatic palette

#192F43 · #2D577B · #427EB3 · #75A4CC · #ADC9E1

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