#21609D#21609D

#21609D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.117 H 251.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21609D
RGB	rgb(33, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(210, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 2.42, -38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 38.86, 273.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% -0.0379 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.117 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8936, 11.1221, 33.4644)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21609D #9D5E21

analogous

#219D9C #21609D #21229D

triadic

#21609D #9D2160 #609D21

tetradic

#21609D #9C219D #9D5E21 #229D21

square

#21609D #9C219D #9D5E21 #229D21

split-complementary

#21609D #9D2122 #9D9C21

monochromatic

#0C2238 #16416A #21609D #2C7FD0 #5C9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#21609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#21609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21609D

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21609D	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43649F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30599C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.117 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708cba',
    500: '#21609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #21609d;
$custom-light: #708cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.516,
    "s": 65.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48088,
    "c": 0.11695,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21609D

secondary

#C18C59

accent

#9340E8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #21609D

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

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