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Recognised as Colour

#427C98

  • #427C98
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#427C98 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 124, 152 and HSL 200°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#427C98#427C98
HEX#427C98
RGBrgb(66, 124, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4863, 0.5961
RGB percentages25.9%, 48.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(199.5, 39.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 56.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,357,272
CSS custom property--colour: #427C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#BD8367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7A99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#627198no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1Teal · ΔE 22.1Dark cyan · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#985E42
Analogous#429889, #425198
Triadic#98427C, #7C9842
Split complementary#984251, #988942
Tetradic#894298, #985E42, #519842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D9E4
Lighter +30%#9EC3D5
Lighter +20%#7BADC5
Lighter +10%#5797B6
Darker −10%#335F74
Darker −20%#234251
Darker −30%#14252D
Darker −40%#04080A
More saturated +25%#2786B3
Less saturated −25%#5D727D

Channel breakdown

R66
G124
B152
Red66 (25.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue199.53°
Saturation (HSL)39.45%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 7C · B 98

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