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Recognised as Colour

#214CCC

  • #214CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#214CCC is a blue with RGB values 33, 76, 204 and HSL 225°, 72%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#214CCC#214CCC
HEX#214CCC
RGBrgb(33, 76, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.298, 0.8
RGB percentages12.9%, 29.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(224.9, 72.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 83.8%, 80%)
CMYK83.8%, 62.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,182,348
CSS custom property--colour: #214CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#DEB333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Dark blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA121
Analogous#21A1CC, #4C21CC
Triadic#CC214C, #4CCC21
Split complementary#CC4C21, #A1CC21
Tetradic#CC21A1, #CCA121, #21CC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D0F5
Lighter +30%#98ADEE
Lighter +20%#6C8BE7
Lighter +10%#4068E0
Darker −10%#1A3CA0
Darker −20%#132B74
Darker −30%#0C1B48
Darker −40%#050B1C
More saturated +25%#033DEA
Less saturated −25%#3F5BAE

Channel breakdown

R33
G76
B204
Red33 (12.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue224.91°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4C · B CC

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