#21489D#21489D
#21489D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.146 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21489D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 72, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 54.1%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.68, 18.30, -50.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.68, 53.43, 290.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.61% -0.0175 -0.1447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.61% 0.146 263.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0282, 7.3913, 32.8426) |
| Luminance | 0.0739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.12
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.23
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.77
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.87
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.93
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21489D #9D7621
analogous
#21869D #21489D #38219D
triadic
#21489D #9D2148 #489D21
tetradic
#21489D #9D2186 #9D7621 #219D38
square
#21489D #9D2186 #9D7621 #219D38
split-complementary
#21489D #9D3821 #869D21
monochromatic
#0C1A38 #16316A #21489D #2C5FD0 #5C84DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.47
#21489D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.48
#21489D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #21489D
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21489D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21489D | 1.00 | 8.47 | 2.48 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0553A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21489d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 72, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.146 263.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707abb',
500: '#21489d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21489d; $custom-light: #707abb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21489d",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 72,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.129,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42607,
"c": 0.14572,
"h": 263.1
},
"luminance": 0.07392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21489D
secondary
#C1A059
accent
#B340E8
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090912
muted
#7B7B81