What color is #214B87?

#214B87 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #214B87?

The RGB value is 33, 75, 135: 33 red, 75 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #214B87?

The complementary color is #875D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #214B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#214B87 color

#214B87 rgb(33, 75, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #214B87 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 29.4% green and 52.9% blue (33, 75, 135).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Olympian Blue (#1C4C8C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#214B87 color codes

HEX	`#214B87`
RGB	`rgb(33, 75, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 29.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 61%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 76%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 44%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, 7.52, -37.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 38.54, 281.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.515, 7.104, 23.892)`
Decimal	`2182023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #214B87, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #214B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#214B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #214B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #214b87; }
.text { color: #214b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 75 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #214b87, #2a2187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #214B87?: #214B87 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #214B87?: The RGB value is 33, 75, 135: 33 red, 75 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #214B87?: The complementary color is #875D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #214B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.