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Recognised as Colour

#214A72

  • #214A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#214A72 is a blue with RGB values 33, 74, 114 and HSL 210°, 55%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#214A72#214A72
HEX#214A72
RGBrgb(33, 74, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2902, 0.4471
RGB percentages12.9%, 29%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(209.6, 55.1%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 71.1%, 44.7%)
CMYK71.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,181,746
CSS custom property--colour: #214A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#DEB58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D4471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#724921
Analogous#217271, #212272
Triadic#72214A, #4A7221
Split complementary#722122, #727221
Tetradic#712172, #724921, #227221

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84B0DB
Lighter +30%#5C97D0
Lighter +20%#387DC1
Lighter +10%#2C649A
Darker −10%#16304A
Darker −20%#0A1723
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F4A84
Less saturated −25%#334A60

Channel breakdown

R33
G74
B114
Red33 (12.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue209.63°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4A · B 72

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