Skip to the color picker

#216cc3 color: Indigo Carmine

#216cc3 is rgb(33, 108, 195) in RGB and oklch(53.363% 0.15366 255.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

212°
100%

53.4%
0.154
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc 28

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #216cc3

#216cc3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.25:1 contrast and black text 4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Carmine (#006ec7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #216cc3 mixed with white

  1. 216cc3
  2. 3b7bca
  3. 528ad1
  4. 6899d8
  5. 7da7de
  6. 93b6e4
  7. a8c5ea
  8. bdd3f0
  9. d3e2f5
  10. e9f0fa

Darker: #216cc3 mixed with black

  1. 216cc3
  2. 1b5da9
  3. 164e90
  4. 104078
  5. 0b3260
  6. 06254a
  7. 031934
  8. 010d20
  9. 00040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #216cc3 with less saturation

  1. 216cc3
  2. 2d6dbb
  3. 376eb2
  4. 3f6eaa
  5. 476fa1
  6. 4e6f99
  7. 556f90
  8. 5b6e88
  9. 616e7f
  10. 676d76

Questions about #216cc3

What color is #216cc3?

#216cc3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Indigo Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(33, 108, 195), in HSL hsl(212.22, 71.05%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.363% 0.15366 255.156).

What colors go well with #216cc3?

The complementary color of #216cc3 is #985f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa2 and #675bc1. The triadic partners are #b43d4f and #417f06.

Is white or black text more readable on #216cc3?

White text reads better on #216cc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and black gives 4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #216cc3 a warm or cool color?

#216cc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.154.