#218BB5 Color

#218BB5 is rgb(33, 139, 181) in RGB and hsl(197, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#218BB5

HEX#218BB5

RGBrgb(33, 139, 181)

HSLhsl(197, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.11 230.4)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #218BB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #218BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#218BB5 Complementary#B54B21 Analogous#21B595 Analogous#2141B5 Triadic#B5218B Triadic#8BB521

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #218BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28A6D7 #4AB4DE #6CC2E4 #8FD1EA #B1DFF1 #D4EDF7

Shades

#1D7B9F #196786 #155670 #104256 #0C3241 #071E27

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