#21748C#21748C
#21748C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.085 H 221.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21748C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 116, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 17.1%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.23, -15.87, -20.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.23, 25.64, 231.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.14% -0.0634 -0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.14% 0.085 221.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6042, 14.7062, 27.0328) |
| Luminance | 0.1471 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.85
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 3.13
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.26
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.31
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.58
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21748C #8C3921
analogous
#218C6F #21748C #213F8C
triadic
#21748C #8C2174 #748C21
tetradic
#21748C #6F218C #8C3921 #3F8C21
square
#21748C #6F218C #8C3921 #3F8C21
split-complementary
#21748C #8C213F #8C6F21
monochromatic
#0A2229 #154B5A #21748C #2D9DBE #51B8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#21748C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#21748C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #21748C
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21748C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21748C | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66718D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57668C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21748c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 116, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.085 221.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d9cad',
500: '#21748c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21748c; $custom-light: #6d9cad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21748c",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 116,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.458,
"s": 61.85,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52136,
"c": 0.08481,
"h": 221.6
},
"luminance": 0.14708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21748C
secondary
#B9674F
accent
#6743E5
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F