#217FA4#217FA4
#217FA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.101 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #217FA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 127, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 80%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.71, -13.56, -27.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.71, 30.49, 243.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.06% -0.0651 -0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.06% 0.101 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9147, 18.1806, 37.8379) |
| Luminance | 0.1818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.41
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.30
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.60
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.01
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.58
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#217FA4 #A44621
analogous
#21A487 #217FA4 #213DA4
triadic
#217FA4 #A4217F #7FA421
tetradic
#217FA4 #8721A4 #A44621 #3DA421
square
#217FA4 #8721A4 #A44621 #3DA421
split-complementary
#217FA4 #A4213D #A48721
monochromatic
#0C303E #175871 #217FA4 #2DA6D5 #60BBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#217FA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#217FA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #217FA4
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##217FA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##217FA4 | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7DA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B71A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #217fa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 127, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.101 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a4bf',
500: '#217fa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #217fa4; $custom-light: #72a4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#217fa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 127,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.947,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56064,
"c": 0.10072,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.18182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#217FA4
secondary
#C47A5D
accent
#6F3EE9
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F7
border
#C8CED0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7F81