#214A9B#214A9B
#214A9B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.140 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #214A9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 74, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.11, 16.15, -48.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.11, 50.93, 288.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.88% -0.0193 -0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.88% 0.14 262.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9902, 7.5864, 31.9945) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.79
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.47
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.04
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.53
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.75
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#214A9B #9B7221
analogous
#21879B #214A9B #35219B
triadic
#214A9B #9B214A #4A9B21
tetradic
#214A9B #9B2187 #9B7221 #219B35
square
#214A9B #9B2187 #9B7221 #219B35
split-complementary
#214A9B #9B3521 #879B21
monochromatic
#0C1A36 #163269 #214A9B #2C62CD #5A86DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#214A9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#214A9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #214A9B
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##214A9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##214A9B | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#14549E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #214a9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 74, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.140 262.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#707bb9',
500: '#214a9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #214a9b; $custom-light: #707bb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#214a9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 74,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.836,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42883,
"c": 0.14037,
"h": 262.1
},
"luminance": 0.07587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#214A9B
secondary
#C09D58
accent
#AF40E8
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#090911
muted
#7B7B80