#218BAE#218BAE

#218BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.105 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218BAE
RGB	rgb(33, 139, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.86, -16.69, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.86, 31.45, 237.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% -0.0729 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.105 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4966, 21.8424, 43.3300)
Luminance	0.2185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218BAE #AE4421

analogous

#21AE8B #218BAE #2144AE

triadic

#218BAE #AE218B #8BAE21

tetradic

#218BAE #8B21AE #AE4421 #44AE21

square

#218BAE #8B21AE #AE4421 #44AE21

split-complementary

#218BAE #AE2144 #AE8B21

monochromatic

#0D3947 #17627B #218BAE #34B0D8 #67C4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#218BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#218BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218BAE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218BAE	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 139, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.105 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc6',
    500: '#218bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218bae;
$custom-light: #75adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.894,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59522,
    "c": 0.10453,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218BAE

secondary

#C87C63

accent

#683DEB

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #218BAE

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

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