#212C8C#212C8C
#212C8C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.157 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #212C8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 44, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.73, 30.67, -54.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.73, 62.43, 299.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.49% 0.0017 -0.1573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.49% 0.157 270.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2599, 4.0175, 25.2514) |
| Luminance | 0.0402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.26
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.44
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 6.13
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.98
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.12
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#212C8C #8C8121
analogous
#21628C #212C8C #4C218C
triadic
#212C8C #8C212C #2C8C21
tetradic
#212C8C #8C2162 #8C8121 #218C4C
square
#212C8C #8C2162 #8C8121 #218C4C
split-complementary
#212C8C #8C4C21 #628C21
monochromatic
#0A0D29 #151C5A #212C8C #2D3CBE #515FD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.64
#212C8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.80
#212C8C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #212C8C
11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##212C8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##212C8C | 1.00 | 11.64 | 1.80 | 11.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00338A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004658
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #212c8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 44, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.157 270.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e65af',
500: '#212c8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #212c8c; $custom-light: #6e65af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#212c8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 44,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.832,
"s": 61.85,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3549,
"c": 0.15732,
"h": 270.6
},
"luminance": 0.04018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#212C8C
secondary
#B9AF4F
accent
#D443E5
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EDEBF5
border
#C8C6CF
text
#080510
muted
#7B7A7F