Information about #21717E color

#21717E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#21717E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(33, 113, 126) — 12.9% red, 44.3% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 5 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#21717E is a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Blue Flower (#1D697C). Slightly further away sit Dauntless (#166F7F) and Atoll (#2B797A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(33, 113, 126)), which gives #21717E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #21717E: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. No one has named #21717E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#21717E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#21717E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#2FA2B4

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#58C2D2

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#8FD6E1

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#C7EAF0

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White

#FFFFFF

#21717E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1A5A63

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#13434A

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#0D2D31

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#061618

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Black

#000000

#21717E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2F7681

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#407B84

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#537E85

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#687F83

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Grey

#808080

#21717E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3F217C

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#21277C

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#214B7C

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#21717E

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#217C64

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#217C3F

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#277C21

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#21717E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#7D2D21
#7D2D21

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#21717E
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#7D5B21
#7D5B21

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#7D2143
#7D2143

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#21437D
#21437D

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#217D5B
#217D5B

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#21717E
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#7D2171
#7D2171

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#717D21
#717D21

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#21717E
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#2D217D
#2D217D

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#7D2D21
#7D2D21

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#717D21
#717D21

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5B217D
#5B217D

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#7D2D21
#7D2D21

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#437D21
#437D21

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Nearest named colors to #21717E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Blue Sapphire color link
Blue Sapphire

#126180

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

#21717E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#21717E
  • RGB33, 113, 126
  • CMYK36, 5, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(33, 113, 126)
  • HSL188°, 58%, 31%
  • HSL Precise188.387°, 58.491%, 31.176%
  • HSV188°, 74%, 49%
  • HSB188°, 74%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.443, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.443, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.443, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID21717E
  • DECIMAL ID2191742
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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