#218BAD#218BAD

#218BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.104 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218BAD
RGB	rgb(33, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -17.04, -26.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 31.21, 236.92°)
OKLab	oklab(59.48% -0.0733 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(59.48% 0.104 225)
XYZ	xyz(17.3995, 21.8035, 42.8185)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218BAD #AD4321

analogous

#21AD89 #218BAD #2145AD

triadic

#218BAD #AD218B #8BAD21

tetradic

#218BAD #8921AD #AD4321 #45AD21

square

#218BAD #8921AD #AD4321 #45AD21

split-complementary

#218BAD #AD2145 #AD8921

monochromatic

#0D3846 #17627A #218BAD #33B0D8 #66C4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#218BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#218BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218BAD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218BAD	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.104 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc5',
    500: '#218bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218bad;
$custom-light: #75adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.571,
    "s": 67.961,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59475,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.21806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218BAD

secondary

#C77B62

accent

#673DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #218BAD

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

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