Close to Steel Blue
#427AB1
#427AB1 is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 47.8% green, and 69.4% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 46% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #427AB1.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.52:1 AABlack text on this color
4.65:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.52:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.65:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #427AB1 as they’d see it.
#427AB1 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #427AB1
What color is #427AB1?
#427AB1 is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 47.8% green, and 69.4% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 46% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #427AB1 in RGB?
#427AB1 is rgb(66, 122, 177): 66 red, 122 green, and 177 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #427AB1 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(63, 31, 0, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #427AB1?
PANTONE 7461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #427AB1?
Its complement #9B6D40 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.