#217CA0#217CA0

#217CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.098 H 229.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#217CA0
RGB	rgb(33, 124, 160)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, -13.30, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 29.83, 243.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.0637 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.098 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1774, 17.2750, 35.8381)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#217CA0 #A04521

analogous

#21A084 #217CA0 #213CA0

triadic

#217CA0 #A0217C #7CA021

tetradic

#217CA0 #8421A0 #A04521 #3CA021

square

#217CA0 #8421A0 #A04521 #3CA021

split-complementary

#217CA0 #A0213C #A08421

monochromatic

#0C2D3B #17556D #217CA0 #2BA3D3 #5EB9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#217CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#217CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #217CA0

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##217CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##217CA0	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #217ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 124, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.098 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a2bc',
    500: '#217ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #217ca0;
$custom-light: #71a2bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#217ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.008,
    "s": 65.803,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55119,
    "c": 0.09847,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#217CA0

secondary

#C2785B

accent

#6F3FE9

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #217CA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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