#214CAD#214CAD
#214CAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.163 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #214CAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 76, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.02, 21.90, -55.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.02, 60.12, 291.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.76% -0.019 -0.1616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.76% 0.163 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7518, 8.5081, 40.6026) |
| Luminance | 0.0851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 1.99
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.70
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.29
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.34
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.37
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#214CAD #AD8221
analogous
#2192AD #214CAD #3C21AD
triadic
#214CAD #AD214C #4CAD21
tetradic
#214CAD #AD2192 #AD8221 #21AD3C
square
#214CAD #AD2192 #AD8221 #21AD3C
split-complementary
#214CAD #AD3C21 #92AD21
monochromatic
#0D1F46 #17357A #214CAD #3366D8 #668CE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#214CAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#214CAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #214CAD
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##214CAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##214CAD | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006475
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #214cad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 76, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.163 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#747dc6',
500: '#214cad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #214cad; $custom-light: #747dc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#214cad",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 76,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.571,
"s": 67.961,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44761,
"c": 0.16274,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.08509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#214CAD
secondary
#C7A862
accent
#B53DEB
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82