#217bab

Color #217bab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#217bab

RGB

rgb(33, 123, 171)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 67.6%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 80.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(48.79, -8.74, -32.82)

LCH

lch(48.79, 33.96, 255.09)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1099, 237.64)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 12.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab5121

Analogous

#21ab96

#217bab

#2136ab

Triadic

#217bab

#ab217b

#7bab21

Split-complementary

#217bab

#ab2136

#ab9621

Tetradic

#217bab

#5121ab

#ab5121

#7bab21

Square

#217bab

#9621ab

#ab5121

#36ab21

Shades

Color #217bab mixed toward black.

#1c668e

#165272

#113d55

#0b2939

#06141c

Tints

Color #217bab mixed toward white.

#299ad6

#54aede

#7fc2e6

#aad6ee

#d4ebf7

Tones

Color #217bab mixed toward gray.

#2d779f

#387494

#447088

#4f6d7d

#5b6971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5757a1 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#524b9f · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#2b9997 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #217bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#217bab]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#217bab (#217bab) is rgb(33, 123, 171) in RGB.

No, #217bab 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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