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#214869 Color

#214869 is rgb(33, 72, 105) in RGB, hsl(208, 52%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 31%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#214869
HEX#214869
RGBrgb(33, 72, 105)
HSLhsl(208, 52%, 27%)
HSVhsv(208, 69%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 31%, 0%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(39% 0.072 246.5)
LABlab(29.01% -5.33 -23.76)
LCHlch(29.01% 24.35 257.35)

What #214869 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #214869, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#214869 Channel Values

How #214869 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 33 · G 72 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 52% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 69% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.56:1 vs white · 2.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #214869 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #214869

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #214869; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #214869

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #214869 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#214869
Protanopia#434369
Protanomaly#384569
Deuteranopia#3E3E69
Deuteranomaly#354269
Tritanopia#114D4D
Tritanomaly#184B5A
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #214869 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-214869: #214869;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #214869;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-214869': '#214869' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.282, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_214869">#214869</color>
SVG fillfill="#214869"

More Blue Colors

#214869 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#214869 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #214869?

#214869 is a dark blue — rgb(33, 72, 105) in RGB and hsl(208, 52%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #214869?

#214869 is rgb(33, 72, 105) — red 33, green 72, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #214869?

#214869 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 31%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #214869 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #214869 scores 9.56:1 against white and 2.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #214869 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #214869 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.1, which is visibly different.

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