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#214879 color: Theatre Blue

#214879 is rgb(33, 72, 121) in RGB and oklch(39.958% 0.09411 255.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

40%
0.094
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #214879

#214879 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.26:1 contrast and black text 2.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Theatre Blue (#21467a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #214879 mixed with white

  1. 214879
  2. 365986
  3. 4b6b94
  4. 607ca1
  5. 758eae
  6. 8ba0bc
  7. a2b3c9
  8. b8c5d7
  9. cfd8e4
  10. e7ecf2

Darker: #214879 mixed with black

  1. 214879
  2. 1b3d68
  3. 163358
  4. 102948
  5. 0b1f39
  6. 06162b
  7. 030d1d
  8. 010610
  9. 000205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #214879 with less saturation

  1. 214879
  2. 264874
  3. 2a496f
  4. 2f496b
  5. 334966
  6. 364961
  7. 3a495c
  8. 3e4857
  9. 414852
  10. 44484d

Questions about #214879

What color is #214879?

#214879 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Theatre Blue. In RGB it is rgb(33, 72, 121), in HSL hsl(213.41, 57.14%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.958% 0.09411 255.373).

What colors go well with #214879?

The complementary color of #214879 is #643e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00516d and #443e78. The triadic partners are #712f37 and #2f5219.

Is white or black text more readable on #214879?

White text reads better on #214879: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #214879 a warm or cool color?

#214879 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 40% and its chroma 0.094.