All About Color #427FBD

#427FBD

About #427FBD

#427FBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #427FBD. In RGB it is red 66, green 127, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 33%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.20:1 on white and 5.00:1 on black.

#427FBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 7F, BD
CMYK65.08%, 32.80%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal66, 127, 189
HSL210°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 177, 275
HSV (HSB)210.24°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 1111111, 10111101
CIE-L*AB51.85, 0.01, -38.34
RGB Percent25.88%, 49.80%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH51.85, 38.34, 270.01
XYZ19.02, 20.01, 51.00
CIE-L*UV51.85, -24.74, -58.58
xyY0.21, 0.22, 20.01
Hunter-Lab44.73, -2.38, -36.29
RYB25.88%, 41.87%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#427FBD on a dark background: contrast 5.00:1, passes WCAG AA.
#427FBD on a light background: contrast 4.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#427FBD · #86ADD5 · #2A5279 · #BD8042 · #D5AD86

Analogous palette

#42BD80 · #42BDBD · #427FBD · #4242BD · #7F42BD

Triadic palette

#427FBD · #BD4280 · #80BD42 · #86ADD5 · #D586AD

Tetradic palette

#427FBD · #BD42BD · #BD8042 · #42BD42 · #2A5279

Monochromatic palette

#1B334B · #2E5984 · #427FBD · #7BA6D1 · #B4CCE4

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