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#218ea3 color: Safe Harbour

#218ea3 is rgb(33, 142, 163) in RGB and oklch(59.777% 0.0971 214.253) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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190°
100%

59.8%
0.097
214°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #218ea3

#218ea3 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 59.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 214°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.84:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Safe Harbour (#1e8ea1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #218ea3 mixed with white

  1. 218ea3
  2. 4299ac
  3. 5aa4b5
  4. 71b0be
  5. 86bbc7
  6. 9ac6d1
  7. aed1da
  8. c3dde3
  9. d7e8ec
  10. ebf4f6

Darker: #218ea3 mixed with black

  1. 218ea3
  2. 1b7b8d
  3. 166878
  4. 105663
  5. 0b444f
  6. 06343c
  7. 03242a
  8. 011519
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #218ea3 with less saturation

  1. 218ea3
  2. 338da0
  3. 418c9c
  4. 4c8a99
  5. 558995
  6. 5d8791
  7. 65868e
  8. 6c848a
  9. 738387
  10. 798183

Questions about #218ea3

What color is #218ea3?

#218ea3 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Safe Harbour. In RGB it is rgb(33, 142, 163), in HSL hsl(189.69, 66.33%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.777% 0.0971 214.253).

What colors go well with #218ea3?

The complementary color of #218ea3 is #b26958. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #239286 and #4985b5. The triadic partners are #a36997 and #927e34.

Is white or black text more readable on #218ea3?

White text reads better on #218ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218ea3 a warm or cool color?

#218ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 214 degrees, its lightness 59.8% and its chroma 0.097.