#216C87#216C87
#216C87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.083 H 226.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216C87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 108, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 61%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 76%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.45, -13.11, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.45, 25.12, 238.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.84% -0.057 -0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.84% 0.083 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3611, 12.7965, 24.8409) |
| Luminance | 0.1280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.25
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.94
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.86
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.16
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.32
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216C87 #873C21
analogous
#21876F #216C87 #213987
triadic
#216C87 #87216C #6C8721
tetradic
#216C87 #6F2187 #873C21 #398721
square
#216C87 #6F2187 #873C21 #398721
split-complementary
#216C87 #872139 #876F21
monochromatic
#091D25 #154556 #216C87 #2D93B8 #4FB1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#216C87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#216C87 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216C87
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216C87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216C87 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6A88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#506087
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007475
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216c87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 108, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.083 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c96aa',
500: '#216c87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216c87; $custom-light: #6c96aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216c87",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 108,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.882,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49843,
"c": 0.08283,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.12798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216C87
secondary
#B7694D
accent
#6E44E4
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7A7E7F