Recognised as Colour

#427AEA

#427AEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#427AEA is a blue with RGB values 66, 122, 234 and HSL 220°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#427AEA#427AEA

HEX#427AEA

RGBrgb(66, 122, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4784, 0.9176

RGB percentages25.9%, 47.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(220, 80%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 71.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK71.8%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,356,842

CSS custom property--colour: #427AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#BD8515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAB242

Analogous#42CEEA, #5E42EA

Triadic#EA427A, #7AEA42

Split complementary#EA5E42, #CEEA42

Tetradic#EA42CE, #EAB242, #42EA5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFBFE

Lighter +30%#CCDBF9

Lighter +20%#9EBBF4

Lighter +10%#709AEF

Darker −10%#195BE0

Darker −20%#1449B2

Darker −30%#0F3684

Darker −40%#0A2356

More saturated +25%#2D73FF

Less saturated −25%#5C83D0

Channel breakdown

R66

G122

B234

Red66 (25.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 7A · B EA

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Colour values

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