#215B9E#215B9E
#215B9E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.124 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #215B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 91, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 42.4%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.33, 6.03, -41.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.33, 42.14, 278.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.97% -0.0331 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.97% 0.124 254.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5375, 10.2729, 33.7686) |
| Luminance | 0.1027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.69
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.31
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.62
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 3.78
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.04
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#215B9E #9E6421
analogous
#219A9E #215B9E #26219E
triadic
#215B9E #9E215B #5B9E21
tetradic
#215B9E #9E219A #9E6421 #219E26
square
#215B9E #9E219A #9E6421 #219E26
split-complementary
#215B9E #9E2621 #9A9E21
monochromatic
#0C2139 #163E6B #215B9E #2C78D1 #5C98DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.87
#215B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#215B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #215B9E
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##215B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##215B9E | 1.00 | 6.87 | 3.05 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A60A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#24559D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #215b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 91, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.124 254.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7088bb',
500: '#215b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #215b9e; $custom-light: #7088bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#215b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 91,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.16,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4697,
"c": 0.12383,
"h": 254.5
},
"luminance": 0.10274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#215B9E
secondary
#C19159
accent
#9A3FE8
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#090B12
muted
#7B7C81