#21B9E8 Color

#21B9E8 is rgb(33, 185, 232) in RGB and hsl(194, 81%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DeepSkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#21B9E8

HEX#21B9E8

RGBrgb(33, 185, 232)

HSLhsl(194, 81%, 52%)

HSVhsv(194, 86%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.134 225.6)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 20%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #21B9E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #21B9E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#21B9E8 Complementary#E85021 Analogous#21E8B3 Analogous#2156E8 Triadic#E821B9 Triadic#B9E821

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #21B9E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42C4EB #5DCCEE #7ED6F1 #99DFF4 #BAE9F8 #D5F2FB

Shades

#16A4D0 #128BAF #0F718F #0C5B73 #094253 #052833

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