Information about #217DDF color

#217DDF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #217DDF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(33, 125, 223) — 12.9% red, 49% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 75 / 38 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#217DDF presents itself as a energetic, saturated azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Blue Dress (#157DEC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2) and Flickr Blue (#216BD6).

In RGB terms — rgb(33, 125, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #217DDF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#217DDF color variations

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

#217DDF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #217DDF

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

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Weebly Blue color link
Weebly Blue

#1F8EED

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

Water Blue color link
Water Blue

#0E87CC

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Clear Blue color link
Clear Blue

#247AFD

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#217DDF
  • RGB33, 125, 223
  • CMYK75, 38, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(33, 125, 223)
  • HSL211°, 75%, 50%
  • HSL Precise210.947°, 74.803%, 50.196%
  • HSV211°, 85%, 87%
  • HSB211°, 85%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.490, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.490, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.490, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID217DDF
  • DECIMAL ID2194911
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01