#427EAE#427EAE

#427EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.097 H 244.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427EAE
RGB	rgb(66, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(207, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.84, -4.52, -31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.84, 31.60, 261.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% -0.0414 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.097 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3448, 19.1343, 42.8154)
Luminance	0.1914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427EAE #AE7242

analogous

#42AEA8 #427EAE #4248AE

triadic

#427EAE #AE427E #7EAE42

tetradic

#427EAE #A842AE #AE7242 #48AE42

square

#427EAE #A842AE #AE7242 #48AE42

split-complementary

#427EAE #AE4248 #AEA842

monochromatic

#203E55 #315E82 #427EAE #689CC6 #94B9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#427EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#427EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427EAE

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##427EAE	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A74AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.097 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a3c6',
    500: '#427eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427eae;
$custom-light: #80a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57386,
    "c": 0.09723,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427EAE

secondary

#C2A38A

accent

#8D53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF3F8

border

#CACDD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #427EAE

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

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