#21697E#21697E
#21697E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.077 H 221.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21697E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 105, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 58%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 74%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.11, -14.58, -18.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.11, 23.22, 231.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.64% -0.0575 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.64% 0.077 221.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4431, 11.9318, 21.5400) |
| Luminance | 0.1193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.27
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.40
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.61
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.50
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.69
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21697E #7E3621
analogous
#217E64 #21697E #213A7E
triadic
#21697E #7E2169 #697E21
tetradic
#21697E #64217E #7E3621 #3A7E21
square
#21697E #64217E #7E3621 #3A7E21
split-complementary
#21697E #7E213A #7E6421
monochromatic
#08181D #14414E #21697E #2E91AE #4AB1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#21697E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#21697E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #21697E
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21697E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21697E | 1.00 | 6.20 | 3.39 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D667F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505D7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007070
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21697e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 105, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.077 221.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a94a3',
500: '#21697e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21697e; $custom-light: #6a94a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21697e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 105,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.548,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48638,
"c": 0.07654,
"h": 221.3
},
"luminance": 0.11933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21697E
secondary
#B1614A
accent
#6946E2
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F3
border
#C7CBCD
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F