#427CBD#427CBD

#427CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.118 H 252.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427CBD
RGB	rgb(66, 124, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.97, 1.80, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.97, 39.76, 272.59°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% -0.0348 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.118 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6364, 19.2458, 50.8669)
Luminance	0.1925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427CBD #BD8342

analogous

#42BABD #427CBD #4542BD

triadic

#427CBD #BD427C #7CBD42

tetradic

#427CBD #BD42BA #BD8342 #42BD45

square

#427CBD #BD42BA #BD8342 #42BD45

split-complementary

#427CBD #BD4542 #BABD42

monochromatic

#224062 #325E90 #427CBD #6F9BCD #9DBBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#427CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#427CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427CBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##427CBD	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6080C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 124, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.118 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a1d1',
    500: '#427cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427cbd;
$custom-light: #82a1d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.707,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57724,
    "c": 0.11779,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427CBD

secondary

#C9AF92

accent

#9850D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #427CBD

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

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