#427C8A

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Slategray.

About #427C8A

When working with digital screens, the color #427C8A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 124 green, and 138 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 52% Cyan, 10% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#427C8A
RGB66, 124, 138
HSL191.7°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK52%, 10%, 0%, 46%
HSV191.7°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB48.8, -14.9, -13.5
XYZ14.0, 17.4, 26.7
Decimal4357258

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.48:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #427C8A; }
.text-color { color: #427C8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #427C8A; }

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