#217EA0#217EA0

#217EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.098 H 227.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#217EA0
RGB	rgb(33, 126, 160)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(196, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.23, -14.42, -25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.23, 29.50, 240.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% -0.0656 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.098 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4306, 17.7813, 35.9225)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#217EA0 #A04321

analogous

#21A082 #217EA0 #213EA0

triadic

#217EA0 #A0217E #7EA021

tetradic

#217EA0 #8221A0 #A04321 #3EA021

square

#217EA0 #8221A0 #A04321 #3EA021

split-complementary

#217EA0 #A0213E #A08221

monochromatic

#0C2E3B #17566D #217EA0 #2BA6D3 #5EBBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#217EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#217EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #217EA0

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##217EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##217EA0	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #217ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 126, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.098 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3bc',
    500: '#217ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #217ea0;
$custom-light: #71a3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#217ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.063,
    "s": 65.803,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55619,
    "c": 0.09765,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#217EA0

secondary

#C2765B

accent

#6C3FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #217EA0

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

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