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#427B9A

#427b9a ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#427b9a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 48.24% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 20.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 201.14°, with 40% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #427b9a
  2. #9a6142

Split complementary

  1. #427b9a
  2. #9a424f
  3. #9a8d42

Analogous

  1. #429a8d
  2. #427b9a
  3. #424f9a

Triadic

  1. #427b9a
  2. #9a427b
  3. #7b9a42

Tetradic

  1. #427b9a
  2. #61429a
  3. #9a6142
  4. #7b9a42

Square

  1. #427b9a
  2. #8d429a
  3. #9a6142
  4. #4f9a42

Monochromatic

  1. #14252f
  2. #2b5064
  3. #427b9a
  4. #6aa1bf
  5. #9fc3d6

Shades

#427b9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427b9a
  2. #3b6f8b
  3. #35627b
  4. #2e566c
  5. #284a5c
  6. #213e4d
  7. #1a313e
  8. #14252e
  9. #0d191f
  10. #070c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#427b9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427b9a
  2. #5588a4
  3. #6895ae
  4. #7ba3b8
  5. #8eb0c2
  6. #a1bdcd
  7. #b3cad7
  8. #c6d7e1
  9. #d9e5eb
  10. #ecf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427b9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427b9a
  2. #487c97
  3. #4e7c95
  4. #557d92
  5. #5b7d90
  6. #617e8d
  7. #677e8a
  8. #6d7f88
  9. #747f85
  10. #7a8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c7a9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60719a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7a9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55759a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26808e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427b9a {
  color: #427b9a;
}
Background
.bg-427b9a {
  background-color: #427b9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-427b9a {
  border: 2px solid #427b9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427b9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 123 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 40% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427b9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427b9a, #424f9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427b9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 123 154 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.00 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.03 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.50 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.95 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.01 #bd8465 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#427b9a  rgb(66, 123, 154)  hsl(201, 40%, 43%)  Cerulean
#9a6142  rgb(154, 97, 66)  hsl(21, 40%, 43%)  Sienna
#9a427b  rgb(154, 66, 123)  hsl(321, 40%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#7b9a42  rgb(123, 154, 66)  hsl(81, 40%, 43%)  Moss Green