Color reference

#21425A color reference

Muted Dark Cyan-blue

This is a muted, dark cyan-blue under the deterministic OKLCH hue, lightness, and chroma ranges. Its closest standardized CSS named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), measured with straight-line OKLab distance.

Descriptive label
Muted Dark Cyan-blue
Recommended text
White · 10.54:1
Relative luminance
0.049579
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#21425A in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #21425A
Format Value Action
HEX #21425A
RGB rgb(33 66 90)
HSL hsl(205 46.34% 24.12%)
HSV hsv(205 63.33% 35.29%)
HWB hwb(205 12.94% 64.71%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.044206 0.049578 0.103972)
LAB lab(26.3431% -6.2534 -18.3018)
LCH lch(26.3431% 19.3406 251.1355)
OKLAB oklab(36.5518% -0.026615 -0.050295)
OKLCH oklch(36.5518% 0.056903 242.1128)

Real-world test

Try #21425A on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #21425A with white text at 10.54:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 10.54:1 · meets the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #21425A Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

10.54:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Pass AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #21425A Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

1.99:1

  • Fail AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Fail AA large text · 3:1
  • Fail UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Pass in a tested context

Normal-sized text

#21425A reaches 10.09:1 on Hue Codex paper, meeting WCAG AA for normal text in that exact pairing.

Potential fit

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches 10.09:1. That meets the 3:1 color-contrast threshold where WCAG 1.4.11 applies, but states, shape, and non-color cues still need review.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

White text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #21425A at 10.54:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Restrained neutral

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.0569 is restrained, which is generally more suitable for surfaces, borders, or neutral system roles than for a vivid accent.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is white at 10.54:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#21425A foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
White#FFFFFF 10.54:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 10.09:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 9.17:1
Black#000000 1.99:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 1.56:1
Check #21425A on another background in Contrast Checker

Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

Adjust the #21425A scale in Tints, Shades & Tones

Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #21425A
Complement

Analogous

Source #21425A
Analogous −30°
Analogous +30°

Triadic

Source #21425A
Triad +120°
Triad +240°

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Muted Dark Cyan-blue
Complement
Explore #21425A in Color Harmonies

Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

OKLab distance ×100: 5.57

Tailwind v4 default

slate-700

oklch(37.2% 0.044 257.287)

OKLab distance ×100: 1.96 · sRGB preview #314158

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

Read the print methodology

Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

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Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #21425A with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #21425A;
  --color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(36.5518% 0.056903 242.1128);
  --color-primary-50: #ECF7FF;
  --color-primary-100: #CAE2F4;
  --color-primary-200: #AFC8DC;
  --color-primary-300: #94AFC4;
  --color-primary-400: #7A96AC;
  --color-primary-500: #617E95;
  --color-primary-600: #49677E;
  --color-primary-700: #315169;
  --color-primary-800: #21425A;
  --color-primary-900: #0A263A;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #21425A;
  --color-brand-foreground: #FFFFFF;
  --color-brand-50: #ECF7FF;
  --color-brand-100: #CAE2F4;
  --color-brand-200: #AFC8DC;
  --color-brand-300: #94AFC4;
  --color-brand-400: #7A96AC;
  --color-brand-500: #617E95;
  --color-brand-600: #49677E;
  --color-brand-700: #315169;
  --color-brand-800: #21425A;
  --color-brand-900: #0A263A;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#ECF7FF',
          '100': '#CAE2F4',
          '200': '#AFC8DC',
          '300': '#94AFC4',
          '400': '#7A96AC',
          '500': '#617E95',
          '600': '#49677E',
          '700': '#315169',
          '800': '#21425A',
          '900': '#0A263A',
          DEFAULT: '#21425A',
          foreground: '#FFFFFF',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #21425A;
$color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(36.5518% 0.056903 242.1128);
$color-primary-50: #ECF7FF;
$color-primary-100: #CAE2F4;
$color-primary-200: #AFC8DC;
$color-primary-300: #94AFC4;
$color-primary-400: #7A96AC;
$color-primary-500: #617E95;
$color-primary-600: #49677E;
$color-primary-700: #315169;
$color-primary-800: #21425A;
$color-primary-900: #0A263A;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #21425A;
  --color-primary-tint: #AFC8DC;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #315169;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Muted Dark Cyan-blue",
    "hex": "#21425A",
    "rgb": "rgb(33 66 90)",
    "oklch": "oklch(36.5518% 0.056903 242.1128)",
    "recommendedText": "#FFFFFF",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#ECF7FF",
        "100": "#CAE2F4",
        "200": "#AFC8DC",
        "300": "#94AFC4",
        "400": "#7A96AC",
        "500": "#617E95",
        "600": "#49677E",
        "700": "#315169",
        "800": "#21425A",
        "900": "#0A263A"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #21425A in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #21425A in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #21425A in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #21425A on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.