#21609C#21609C

#21609C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.116 H 250.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21609C
RGB	rgb(33, 96, 156)
HSL	hsl(209, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(209, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 2.03, -38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 38.34, 273.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% -0.0381 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.116 250.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8085, 11.0881, 33.0166)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21609C #9C5D21

analogous

#219C9A #21609C #21239C

triadic

#21609C #9C2160 #609C21

tetradic

#21609C #9A219C #9C5D21 #239C21

square

#21609C #9A219C #9C5D21 #239C21

split-complementary

#21609C #9C2123 #9C9A21

monochromatic

#0C2237 #164169 #21609C #2C7FCF #5B9DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#21609C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#21609C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21609C

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21609C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21609C	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44649E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31589B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21609c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 96, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.116 250.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8cb9',
    500: '#21609c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #21609c;
$custom-light: #6f8cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21609c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.268,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48025,
    "c": 0.11563,
    "h": 250.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21609C

secondary

#C18B58

accent

#9240E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #21609C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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