#216F8B#216F8B
#216F8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.085 H 226.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #216F8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 111, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.59, -13.40, -22.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.59, 25.82, 238.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.81% -0.0586 -0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.81% 0.085 226.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9699, 13.5550, 26.4593) |
| Luminance | 0.1356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.26
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.44
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.56
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.09
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.18
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#216F8B #8B3D21
analogous
#218B72 #216F8B #213A8B
triadic
#216F8B #8B216F #6F8B21
tetradic
#216F8B #72218B #8B3D21 #3A8B21
square
#216F8B #72218B #8B3D21 #3A8B21
split-complementary
#216F8B #8B213A #8B7221
monochromatic
#0A2028 #15485A #216F8B #2D96BC #51B3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#216F8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#216F8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #216F8B
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##216F8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##216F8B | 1.00 | 5.66 | 3.71 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606D8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52628B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #216f8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 111, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.085 226.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d98ad',
500: '#216f8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #216f8b; $custom-light: #6d98ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#216f8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 111,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.849,
"s": 61.628,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50806,
"c": 0.08524,
"h": 226.6
},
"luminance": 0.13556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#216F8B
secondary
#B96B4F
accent
#6E43E5
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F