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New Car (#214FC6)

The hex code for New Car is #214FC6. It is rgb(33, 79, 198) in RGB, hsl(223, 71%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 60%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK — a mid-tone blue. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#214FC6
HEX#214FC6
RGBrgb(33, 79, 198)
HSLhsl(223, 71%, 45%)
HSVhsv(223, 83%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 60%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.192 264.2)
LABlab(36.68% 20.84 -67.72)
LCHlch(36.68% 70.85 287.10)

Colors Closest to New Car

New Car is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

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

#214FC6 Channel Values

How New Car 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 79 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 71% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 83% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a New Car 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With New Car

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite New Car; 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 New Car

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 New Car 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#214FC6
Protanopia#4949C6
Protanomaly#3D4CC6
Deuteranopia#4444C6
Deuteranomaly#3948C6
Tritanopia#006868
Tritanomaly#005F97
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #214FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--new-car: #214FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #214FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'new-car': '#214FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.310, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="new_car">#214FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#214FC6"

More Blue Colors

New Car sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#214FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for New Car?

The hex code for New Car is #214FC6. That is rgb(33, 79, 198) in RGB, hsl(223, 71%, 45%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(83%, 60%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #214FC6?

#214FC6 is rgb(33, 79, 198) — red 33, green 79, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #214FC6?

#214FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 60%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #214FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #214FC6 scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #214FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #214FC6 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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