#212A99#212A99

#212A99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.177 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#212A99
RGB	rgb(33, 42, 153)
HSL	hsl(236, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(236, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.57, 36.71, -61.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.57, 71.21, 301.03°)
OKLab	oklab(36.49% 0.0013 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(36.49% 0.177 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.2030, 4.2784, 30.5770)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#212A99 #999021

analogous

#216699 #212A99 #542199

triadic

#212A99 #99212A #2A9921

tetradic

#212A99 #992166 #999021 #219954

square

#212A99 #992166 #999021 #219954

split-complementary

#212A99 #995421 #669921

monochromatic

#0B0E34 #161C67 #212A99 #2C38CB #5963DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#212A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#212A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #212A99

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##212A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##212A99	1.00	11.32	1.86	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #212a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 42, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.177 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7264b8',
    500: '#212a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #212a99;
$custom-light: #7264b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#212a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36494,
    "c": 0.1767,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#212A99

secondary

#BFB756

accent

#DB40E8

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #212A99

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

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