#216C9A#216C9A
#216C9A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.102 H 240.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216C9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 108, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 79%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.33, -6.16, -31.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.33, 32.00, 258.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.83% -0.0501 -0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.83% 0.102 240.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8202, 13.3801, 32.5252) |
| Luminance | 0.1338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.34
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.09
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.22
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.46
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.78
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216C9A #9A4F21
analogous
#219A8C #216C9A #21309A
triadic
#216C9A #9A216C #6C9A21
tetradic
#216C9A #8C219A #9A4F21 #309A21
square
#216C9A #8C219A #9A4F21 #309A21
split-complementary
#216C9A #9A2130 #9A8C21
monochromatic
#0B2535 #164968 #216C9A #2C8FCC #5AAADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#216C9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#216C9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216C9A
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216C9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216C9A | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#566D9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#466199
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00777C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216c9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 108, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.102 240.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6f95b8',
500: '#216c9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216c9a; $custom-light: #6f95b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216c9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 108,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.81,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50829,
"c": 0.10205,
"h": 240.6
},
"luminance": 0.13382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216C9A
secondary
#C07F57
accent
#8040E8
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#080D11
muted
#7B7E80