#212161#212161

#212161 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.110 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#212161
RGB	rgb(33, 33, 97)
HSL	hsl(240, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(240, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 66%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.86, 21.92, -38.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.86, 43.93, 299.93°)
OKLab	oklab(29.23% 0.0137 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(29.23% 0.11 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.3280, 2.2739, 11.5705)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#212161 #616121

analogous

#214161 #212161 #412161

triadic

#212161 #612121 #216121

tetradic

#212161 #612141 #616121 #216141

square

#212161 #612141 #616121 #216141

split-complementary

#212161 #614121 #416121

monochromatic

#080817 #111133 #212161 #31318F #4040BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.43

#212161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#212161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #212161

14.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##212161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##212161	1.00	14.43	1.45	14.43
#FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002760

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #212161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 33, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.110 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655c8e',
    500: '#212161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #212161;
$custom-light: #655c8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#212161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 49.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29226,
    "c": 0.11043,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#212161

secondary

#959549

accent

#D94FD9

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040C

muted

#7A797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #212161

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

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