#216B85#216B85
#216B85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.081 H 225.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216B85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 107, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 60%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 75%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, -13.25, -20.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 24.70, 237.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.49% -0.0568 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.49% 0.081 225.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1168, 12.5310, 24.0713) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.68
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.40
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.03
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.41
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.48
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216B85 #853B21
analogous
#21856D #216B85 #213985
triadic
#216B85 #85216B #6B8521
tetradic
#216B85 #6D2185 #853B21 #398521
square
#216B85 #6D2185 #853B21 #398521
split-complementary
#216B85 #852139 #856D21
monochromatic
#091C23 #154454 #216B85 #2D92B6 #4DB0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#216B85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#216B85 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216B85
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216B85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216B85 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6986
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5F85
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216b85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 107, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.081 225.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6b95a8',
500: '#216b85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216b85; $custom-light: #6b95a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216b85",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 107,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.6,
"s": 60.241,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49489,
"c": 0.08148,
"h": 225.8
},
"luminance": 0.12532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216B85
secondary
#B6674C
accent
#6E44E3
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F