#216A9E#216A9E
#216A9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.108 H 244.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 106, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 32.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, -3.44, -34.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 34.60, 264.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.56% -0.0469 -0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.56% 0.108 244.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9504, 13.0986, 34.2396) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.10
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.29
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.40
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 3.81
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.32
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216A9E #9E5521
analogous
#219E94 #216A9E #212C9E
triadic
#216A9E #9E216A #6A9E21
tetradic
#216A9E #94219E #9E5521 #2C9E21
square
#216A9E #94219E #9E5521 #2C9E21
split-complementary
#216A9E #9E212C #9E9421
monochromatic
#0C2639 #16486B #216A9E #2C8CD1 #5CA8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#216A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#216A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216A9E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216A9E | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#526CA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#40609D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00777D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 106, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.108 244.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7094bb',
500: '#216a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216a9e; $custom-light: #7094bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 106,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.96,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50564,
"c": 0.10843,
"h": 244.4
},
"luminance": 0.131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216A9E
secondary
#C18559
accent
#863FE8
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D12
muted
#7B7E81