#427EBD#427EBD

#427EBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.116 H 251.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#427EBD
RGB	rgb(66, 126, 189)
HSL	hsl(211, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, 0.60, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 38.80, 270.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0368 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.116 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8896, 19.7522, 50.9513)
Luminance	0.1975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#427EBD #BD8142

analogous

#42BBBD #427EBD #4442BD

triadic

#427EBD #BD427E #7EBD42

tetradic

#427EBD #BD42BB #BD8142 #42BD44

square

#427EBD #BD42BB #BD8142 #42BD44

split-complementary

#427EBD #BD4442 #BBBD42

monochromatic

#224262 #326090 #427EBD #6F9DCD #9DBCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#427EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#427EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #427EBD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##427EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##427EBD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6381C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #427ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 126, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.116 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a3d1',
    500: '#427ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #427ebd;
$custom-light: #82a3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#427ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.732,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5818,
    "c": 0.11586,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#427EBD

secondary

#C9AE92

accent

#9650D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #427EBD

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

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