#212497#212497

#212497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.180 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#212497
RGB	rgb(33, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.06, 39.62, -62.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.06, 73.82, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(35.35% 0.0043 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(35.35% 0.18 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8421, 3.8187, 29.6486)
Luminance	0.0382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#212497 #979421

analogous

#215F97 #212497 #592197

triadic

#212497 #972124 #249721

tetradic

#212497 #97215F #979421 #219759

square

#212497 #97215F #979421 #219759

split-complementary

#212497 #975921 #5F9721

monochromatic

#0B0C33 #161865 #212497 #2C30C9 #585BDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.91

#212497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#212497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #212497

11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##212497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##212497	1.00	11.91	1.76	11.91
#FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #212497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.180 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b7',
    500: '#212497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #212497;
$custom-light: #7260b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#212497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.475,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35354,
    "c": 0.18037,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#212497

secondary

#BEBC55

accent

#E341E7

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #212497

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

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