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#216eb3 color: Beautiful Blue

#216eb3 is rgb(33, 110, 179) in RGB and oklch(52.78% 0.13076 250.045) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

52.8%
0.131
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #216eb3

#216eb3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.32:1 contrast and black text 3.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #216eb3 mixed with white

  1. 216eb3
  2. 3c7dbb
  3. 538bc3
  4. 6999cb
  5. 7ea8d3
  6. 93b6db
  7. a8c5e2
  8. bed3ea
  9. d3e2f1
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #216eb3 mixed with black

  1. 216eb3
  2. 1b5f9b
  3. 165084
  4. 10416e
  5. 0b3358
  6. 062643
  7. 03192f
  8. 010e1d
  9. 00040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #216eb3 with less saturation

  1. 216eb3
  2. 2d6eac
  3. 376ea5
  4. 3f6e9e
  5. 476e97
  6. 4e6e90
  7. 546e89
  8. 5a6d81
  9. 606d7a
  10. 666c73

Questions about #216eb3

What color is #216eb3?

#216eb3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(33, 110, 179), in HSL hsl(208.36, 68.87%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.78% 0.13076 250.045).

What colors go well with #216eb3?

The complementary color of #216eb3 is #9a5a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007999 and #5e60b4. The triadic partners are #a8455a and #517918.

Is white or black text more readable on #216eb3?

White text reads better on #216eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and black gives 3.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #216eb3 a warm or cool color?

#216eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.131.