#427EAD#427EAD

#427EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.096 H 244.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427EAD
RGB	rgb(66, 126, 173)
HSL	hsl(206, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.80, -4.85, -30.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.80, 31.15, 261.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% -0.0417 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.096 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2476, 19.0954, 42.3039)
Luminance	0.1910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427EAD #AD7142

analogous

#42ADA7 #427EAD #4249AD

triadic

#427EAD #AD427E #7EAD42

tetradic

#427EAD #A742AD #AD7142 #49AD42

square

#427EAD #A742AD #AD7142 #49AD42

split-complementary

#427EAD #AD4249 #ADA742

monochromatic

#203D54 #315E81 #427EAD #679CC5 #93B9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#427EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#427EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427EAD

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##427EAD	1.00	4.36	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B74AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 126, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.096 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a3c5',
    500: '#427ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427ead;
$custom-light: #80a3c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.355,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57336,
    "c": 0.09605,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427EAD

secondary

#C1A289

accent

#8C53D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF3F8

border

#CACDD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #427EAD

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

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