#212498#212498

#212498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.182 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#212498
RGB	rgb(33, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.17, 39.97, -62.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.17, 74.37, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(35.47% 0.0041 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(35.47% 0.182 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9237, 3.8513, 30.0782)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#212498 #989521

analogous

#216098 #212498 #5A2198

triadic

#212498 #982124 #249821

tetradic

#212498 #982160 #989521 #21985A

square

#212498 #982160 #989521 #21985A

split-complementary

#212498 #985A21 #609821

monochromatic

#0B0C33 #161866 #212498 #2C30CA #595CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.86

#212498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#212498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #212498

11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##212498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##212498	1.00	11.86	1.77	11.86
#FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #212498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.182 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b8',
    500: '#212498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #212498;
$custom-light: #7260b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#212498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.487,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35465,
    "c": 0.18163,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#212498

secondary

#BFBC56

accent

#E340E7

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #212498

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

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