#427aea

Color #427aea

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.47 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#427aea

RGB

rgb(66, 122, 234)

HSL

hsl(220, 80%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 71.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(52.97, 18.99, -62.02)

LCH

lch(52.97, 64.86, 287.02)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.1796, 262.38)

HWB

hwb(220, 25.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eab242

Analogous

#42ceea

#427aea

#5e42ea

Triadic

#427aea

#ea427a

#7aea42

Split-complementary

#427aea

#ea5e42

#ceea42

Tetradic

#427aea

#b242ea

#eab242

#7aea42

Square

#427aea

#ea42ce

#eab242

#42ea5e

Shades

Color #427aea mixed toward black.

#195ce1

#1449b4

#0f3787

#0a255a

#05122d

Tints

Color #427aea mixed toward white.

#6190ed

#81a6f1

#a0bcf4

#c0d3f8

#dfe9fb

Tones

Color #427aea mixed toward gray.

#507fdc

#5e83ce

#6c88c0

#7a8db2

#8891a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f60d6 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#5c58d1 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#46c4c0 · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #427aea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#427aea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#427aea (#427aea) is rgb(66, 122, 234) in RGB.

No, #427aea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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