#216A9B#216A9B
#216A9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.105 H 242.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216A9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 106, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 31.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.76, -4.58, -32.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.76, 33.21, 262.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.39% -0.0479 -0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.39% 0.105 242.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6953, 12.9966, 32.8962) |
| Luminance | 0.1300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.52
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.98
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.47
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.35
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.42
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216A9B #9B5221
analogous
#219B8F #216A9B #212D9B
triadic
#216A9B #9B216A #6A9B21
tetradic
#216A9B #8F219B #9B5221 #2D9B21
square
#216A9B #8F219B #9B5221 #2D9B21
split-complementary
#216A9B #9B212D #9B8F21
monochromatic
#0C2536 #164769 #216A9B #2C8DCD #5AA8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#216A9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#216A9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216A9B
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216A9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216A9B | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#536B9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#42609A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00767B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216a9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 106, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.105 242.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f94b8',
500: '#216a9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216a9b; $custom-light: #6f94b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216a9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 106,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.098,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50392,
"c": 0.10482,
"h": 242.8
},
"luminance": 0.12998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216A9B
secondary
#C08258
accent
#8340E8
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80