#427BC3#427BC3

#427BC3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.127 H 255.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#427BC3
RGBrgb(66, 123, 195)
HSLhsl(213, 52%, 51%)
HSVhsv(213, 66%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(66.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LABlab(50.99, 4.49, -43.12)
CIE-LCHlch(50.99, 43.36, 275.95°)
OKLaboklab(57.84% -0.0322 -0.1225)
OKLCHoklch(57.84% 0.127 255.3)
XYZxyz(19.1765, 19.2624, 54.3266)
Luminance0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#427BC3 #C38A42
analogous
#42BBC3 #427BC3 #4942C3
triadic
#427BC3 #C3427B #7BC342
tetradic
#427BC3 #C342BB #C38A42 #42C349
square
#427BC3 #C342BB #C38A42 #42C349
split-complementary
#427BC3 #C34942 #BBC342
monochromatic
#214169 #305E98 #427BC3 #709BD2 #9FBCE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33
#427BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85
#427BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427BC3
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##427BC3#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##427BC31.004.334.854.85
#FFFFFF4.331.0021.0021.00
#0000004.8521.001.001.00
##0000004.8521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B80C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4974C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #427bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 123, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.127 255.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0d5',
    500: '#427bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #427bc3;
$custom-light: #83a0d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#427bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.488,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5784,
    "c": 0.12667,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#427BC3
secondary
#CDB494
accent
#9C4DDB
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FA
border
#CBCCD3
text
#0C0E14
muted
#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #427BC3

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#427BC3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva