#217DA1#217DA1
#217DA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.099 H 229.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #217DA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 125, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.96, -13.51, -26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.96, 29.95, 243.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.42% -0.0643 -0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.42% 0.099 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3912, 17.5620, 36.3426) |
| Luminance | 0.1756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.22
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.51
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.84
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.97
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.02
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#217DA1 #A14521
analogous
#21A185 #217DA1 #213DA1
triadic
#217DA1 #A1217D #7DA121
tetradic
#217DA1 #8521A1 #A14521 #3DA121
square
#217DA1 #8521A1 #A14521 #3DA121
split-complementary
#217DA1 #A1213D #A18521
monochromatic
#0C2E3B #17566E #217DA1 #2CA4D4 #5EBADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#217DA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#217DA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #217DA1
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##217DA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##217DA1 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.51 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7BA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008789
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #217da1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 125, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.099 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a2bd',
500: '#217da1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #217da1; $custom-light: #72a2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#217da1",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 125,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.875,
"s": 65.979,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55418,
"c": 0.09891,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.17564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#217DA1
secondary
#C3785B
accent
#6F3FE9
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF3F6
border
#C8CDD0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7F81