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#427CA0

#427ca0 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#427ca0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 48.63% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.75% cyan, 22.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 202.98°, with 41.59% saturation and 44.31% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #427ca0
  2. #a06642

Split complementary

  1. #427ca0
  2. #a0424d
  3. #a09542

Analogous

  1. #42a095
  2. #427ca0
  3. #424da0

Triadic

  1. #427ca0
  2. #a0427c
  3. #7ca042

Tetradic

  1. #427ca0
  2. #6642a0
  3. #a06642
  4. #7ca042

Square

  1. #427ca0
  2. #9542a0
  3. #a06642
  4. #4da042

Monochromatic

  1. #152834
  2. #2c526a
  3. #427ca0
  4. #6ca1c2
  5. #a2c4d9

Shades

#427ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427ca0
  2. #3b7090
  3. #356380
  4. #2e5770
  5. #284a60
  6. #213e50
  7. #1a3240
  8. #142530
  9. #0d1920
  10. #070c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#427ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427ca0
  2. #5589aa
  3. #6896b3
  4. #7ba3bd
  5. #8eb0c6
  6. #a1bed0
  7. #b3cbd9
  8. #c6d8e3
  9. #d9e5ec
  10. #ecf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427ca0
  2. #487c9d
  3. #4e7d9a
  4. #557d96
  5. #5b7e93
  6. #617e90
  7. #677e8d
  8. #6d7f8a
  9. #747f86
  10. #7a8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b7ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f729f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5576a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #228292 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427ca0 {
  color: #427ca0;
}
Background
.bg-427ca0 {
  background-color: #427ca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-427ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #427ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 124 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 42% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427ca0, #424da0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 124 160 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.26 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.54 #bd835f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#427ca0  rgb(66, 124, 160)  hsl(203, 42%, 44%)  Cerulean
#a06642  rgb(160, 102, 66)  hsl(23, 42%, 44%)  Sienna
#a0427c  rgb(160, 66, 124)  hsl(323, 42%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#7ca042  rgb(124, 160, 66)  hsl(83, 42%, 44%)  Moss Green