#212495#212495
#212495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.178 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #212495 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 36, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 64%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 78%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.84, 38.93, -61.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.84, 72.71, 302.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.13% 0.0046 -0.1778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.13% 0.178 271.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6811, 3.7543, 28.8005) |
| Luminance | 0.0376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 3.02
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 5.03
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.40
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 5.62
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 5.98
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#212495 #959221
analogous
#215E95 #212495 #582195
triadic
#212495 #952124 #249521
tetradic
#212495 #95215E #959221 #219558
square
#212495 #95215E #959221 #219558
split-complementary
#212495 #955821 #5E9521
monochromatic
#0B0C31 #161863 #212495 #2C30C7 #575ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#212495 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#212495 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #212495
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##212495 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##212495 | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003C98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003193
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00455B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #212495; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 36, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.178 271.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7160b5',
500: '#212495',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #212495; $custom-light: #7160b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#212495",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 36,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.448,
"s": 63.736,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35132,
"c": 0.17786,
"h": 271.5
},
"luminance": 0.03755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#212495
secondary
#BEBB54
accent
#E241E7
background
#F7F5FB
surface
#EDE9F6
border
#C8C5D0
text
#090511
muted
#7B7980