#427BAE#427BAE

#427BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.100 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427BAE
RGB	rgb(66, 123, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(208, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.95, -2.75, -32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.95, 32.79, 265.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% -0.0381 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.1 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9669, 18.3786, 42.6895)
Luminance	0.1838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427BAE #AE7542

analogous

#42AEAB #427BAE #4245AE

triadic

#427BAE #AE427B #7BAE42

tetradic

#427BAE #AB42AE #AE7542 #45AE42

square

#427BAE #AB42AE #AE7542 #45AE42

split-complementary

#427BAE #AE4245 #AEAB42

monochromatic

#203C55 #315C82 #427BAE #6899C6 #94B7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#427BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#427BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427BAE

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##427BAE	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 123, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.100 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a1c6',
    500: '#427bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427bae;
$custom-light: #80a1c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56683,
    "c": 0.09961,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427BAE

secondary

#C2A48A

accent

#9053D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #427BAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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