#218EB5 Color

#218EB5 is rgb(33, 142, 181) in RGB and hsl(196, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#218EB5

HEX#218EB5

RGBrgb(33, 142, 181)

HSLhsl(196, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(196, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.109 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 22%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #218EB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #218EB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#218EB5 Complementary#B54921 Analogous#21B593 Analogous#2144B5 Triadic#B5218E Triadic#8EB521

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #218EB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28A9D7 #4AB6DE #6CC4E4 #8FD2EA #B1E0F1 #D4EEF7

Shades

#1D7D9F #196986 #155870 #104356 #0C3341 #071E27

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