Recognised as Colour

#214E7A

#214E7A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#214E7A is a blue with RGB values 33, 78, 122 and HSL 210°, 57%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#214E7A

RGBrgb(33, 78, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3059, 0.4784

RGB percentages12.9%, 30.6%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(209.7, 57.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 73%, 47.8%)

CMYK73%, 36.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,182,778

CSS custom property--colour: #214E7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#DEB185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A507Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4879no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00585Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A4D21

Analogous#217A7A, #21217A

Triadic#7A214E, #4E7A21

Split complementary#7A2121, #7A7A21

Tetradic#7A217A, #7A4D21, #217A21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88B4DF

Lighter +30%#609BD4

Lighter +20%#3881C9

Lighter +10%#2C68A2

Darker −10%#163452

Darker −20%#0B1B2A

Darker −30%#000102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E4E8D

Less saturated −25%#344E67

Channel breakdown

R33

G78

B122

Red33 (12.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue209.66°

Saturation (HSL)57.42%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 4E · B 7A

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