Colour

#214AC7

#214AC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#214AC7 is a blue with RGB values 33, 74, 199 and HSL 225°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#214AC7#214AC7

HEX#214AC7

RGBrgb(33, 74, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2902, 0.7804

RGB percentages12.9%, 29%, 78%

HSLhsl(225.2, 71.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 83.4%, 78%)

CMYK83.4%, 62.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,181,831

CSS custom property--colour: #214AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#DEB538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#006B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6 Slate blue · ΔE 14.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C79E21

Analogous#219DC7, #4B21C7

Triadic#C7214A, #4AC721

Split complementary#C74B21, #9DC721

Tetradic#C7219D, #C79E21, #21C74B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0CDF4

Lighter +30%#94AAED

Lighter +20%#6887E6

Lighter +10%#3C64DF

Darker −10%#1A3A9B

Darker −20%#122970

Darker −30%#0B1944

Darker −40%#040918

More saturated +25%#043BE4

Less saturated −25%#3E59AA

Channel breakdown

R33

G74

B199

Red33 (12.9%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue225.18°

Saturation (HSL)71.55%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 4A · B C7

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