#21609E#21609E

#21609E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.118 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21609E
RGB	rgb(33, 96, 158)
HSL	hsl(210, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(210, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 2.81, -39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 39.39, 274.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% -0.0376 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.118 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.9793, 11.1564, 33.9159)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21609E #9E5F21

analogous

#219E9E #21609E #21229E

triadic

#21609E #9E2160 #609E21

tetradic

#21609E #9E219E #9E5F21 #229E21

square

#21609E #9E219E #9E5F21 #229E21

split-complementary

#21609E #9E2122 #9E9E21

monochromatic

#0C2239 #16416B #21609E #2C7FD1 #5C9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#21609E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#21609E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21609E

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21609E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21609E	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4364A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F599D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21609e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 96, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.118 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#708cbb',
    500: '#21609e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #21609e;
$custom-light: #708cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21609e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.76,
    "s": 65.445,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48152,
    "c": 0.11828,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21609E

secondary

#C18D59

accent

#933FE8

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C12

muted

#7B7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #21609E

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

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