#21657E#21657E
#21657E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.077 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21657E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 101, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 58%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 74%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.81, -12.28, -20.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.81, 23.53, 238.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.6% -0.0532 -0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.077 226.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0452, 11.1360, 21.4074) |
| Luminance | 0.1114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.64
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.73
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.33
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.57
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.61
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21657E #7E3A21
analogous
#217E68 #21657E #21367E
triadic
#21657E #7E2165 #657E21
tetradic
#21657E #68217E #7E3A21 #367E21
square
#21657E #68217E #7E3A21 #367E21
split-complementary
#21657E #7E2136 #7E6821
monochromatic
#08171D #143E4E #21657E #2E8CAE #4AACD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#21657E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#21657E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #21657E
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21657E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21657E | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.23 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58637F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B5A7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21657e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 101, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.077 226.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a91a3',
500: '#21657e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21657e; $custom-light: #6a91a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21657e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 101,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.129,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47598,
"c": 0.0774,
"h": 226.6
},
"luminance": 0.11137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21657E
secondary
#B1664A
accent
#7046E2
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECF0F3
border
#C7CBCD
text
#070C0F
muted
#7A7D7F