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Recognised as Colour

#214F83

  • #214F83
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#214F83 is a blue with RGB values 33, 79, 131 and HSL 212°, 60%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#214F83#214F83
HEX#214F83
RGBrgb(33, 79, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3098, 0.5137
RGB percentages12.9%, 31%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(211.8, 59.8%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 74.8%, 51.4%)
CMYK74.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,183,043
CSS custom property--colour: #214F83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#DEB07C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375385no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#284A82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#835521
Analogous#218083, #242183
Triadic#83214F, #4F8321
Split complementary#832421, #808321
Tetradic#832180, #835521, #218324

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EB5E2
Lighter +30%#659BD8
Lighter +20%#3C81CE
Lighter +10%#2B68AC
Darker −10%#17365A
Darker −20%#0C1E32
Darker −30%#020509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C4E97
Less saturated −25%#36506E

Channel breakdown

R33
G79
B131
Red33 (12.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue211.84°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4F · B 83

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