#2173A5#2173A5
#2173A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.109 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2173A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 115, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 30.3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.04, -6.25, -33.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.04, 34.21, 259.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.16% -0.0532 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.16% 0.109 240.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5468, 15.2998, 37.8292) |
| Luminance | 0.1530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.79
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.99
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.22
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.78
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.18
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2173A5 #A55321
analogous
#21A595 #2173A5 #2131A5
triadic
#2173A5 #A52173 #73A521
tetradic
#2173A5 #9521A5 #A55321 #31A521
square
#2173A5 #9521A5 #A55321 #31A521
split-complementary
#2173A5 #A52131 #A59521
monochromatic
#0D2C3F #174F72 #2173A5 #2E96D5 #61B0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#2173A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#2173A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2173A5
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2173A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2173A5 | 1.00 | 5.17 | 4.06 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B74A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4968A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2173a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 115, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.109 240.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#729bc0',
500: '#2173a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2173a5; $custom-light: #729bc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2173a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 115,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.727,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53156,
"c": 0.10914,
"h": 240.8
},
"luminance": 0.15301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2173A5
secondary
#C4845E
accent
#7F3EEA
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F7
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81