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Recognised as Colour

#214D76

  • #214D76
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#214D76 is a blue with RGB values 33, 77, 118 and HSL 209°, 56%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#214D76#214D76
HEX#214D76
RGBrgb(33, 77, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.302, 0.4627
RGB percentages12.9%, 30.2%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(208.9, 56.3%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 72%, 46.3%)
CMYK72%, 34.7%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,182,518
CSS custom property--colour: #214D76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#DEB289

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4775no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#764A21
Analogous#217675, #212276
Triadic#76214D, #4D7621
Split complementary#762122, #767521
Tetradic#752176, #764A21, #237621

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86B3DD
Lighter +30%#5E9AD2
Lighter +20%#3781C6
Lighter +10%#2C679E
Darker −10%#16334E
Darker −20%#0B1926
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E4E89
Less saturated −25%#344C63

Channel breakdown

R33
G77
B118
Red33 (12.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue208.94°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4D · B 76

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