#214a8b

Color #214a8b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#214a8b

RGB

rgb(33, 74, 139)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 61.6%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 76.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(32, 9.78, -40.33)

LCH

lch(32, 41.5, 283.63)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.1176, 259.32)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 12.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6221

Analogous

#217f8b

#214a8b

#2d218b

Triadic

#214a8b

#8b214a

#4a8b21

Split-complementary

#214a8b

#8b2d21

#7f8b21

Tetradic

#214a8b

#62218b

#8b6221

#4a8b21

Square

#214a8b

#8b217f

#8b6221

#218b2d

Shades

Color #214a8b mixed toward black.

#1b3e74

#16315d

#102545

#0b192e

#050c17

Tints

Color #214a8b mixed toward white.

#2c62b8

#497fd4

#769fdf

#a4bfe9

#d1dff4

Tones

Color #214a8b mixed toward gray.

#2a4c82

#334e79

#3b5070

#445268

#4d545f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37377f · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#35317c · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#247472 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #214a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#214a8b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#214a8b (#214a8b) is rgb(33, 74, 139) in RGB.

No, #214a8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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