#212157#212157

#212157 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.095 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#212157
RGB	rgb(33, 33, 87)
HSL	hsl(240, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(240, 62%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.00, 18.15, -32.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.00, 37.49, 298.95°)
OKLab	oklab(28.32% 0.014 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(28.32% 0.095 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.8908, 2.0990, 9.2678)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#212157 #575721

analogous

#213C57 #212157 #3C2157

triadic

#212157 #572121 #215721

tetradic

#212157 #57213C #575721 #21573C

square

#212157 #57213C #575721 #21573C

split-complementary

#212157 #573C21 #3C5721

monochromatic

#080816 #10102B #212157 #323283 #4343B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.79

#212157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#212157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #212157

14.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##212157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##212157	1.00	14.79	1.42	14.79
#FFFFFF	14.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#032E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #212157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 33, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.095 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625c87',
    500: '#212157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #212157;
$custom-light: #625c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#212157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28315,
    "c": 0.09514,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#212157

secondary

#8B8B49

accent

#D553D5

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #212157

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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